Wise Woman
...The Navahos referred to her as Wise Mother
She was as close to a goddess as they had
She could turn the tides with a wink at the moon
They revered and feared her
The warriors asked for her guid...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
beadwork, women,
Form: Free verse
If I Could Shapeshift
...If I could shapeshift…..
On Monday I would be a horned owl
Eating road kill, tasty and foul.
On Tuesday I would be an intelligent pig
Dressed in a pink rhinestone tiara and wig.
On Wednesday...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
beadwork, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Light Verse
Rough To Smooth
...From
lake’s front
cliff stands proud
harshly sculpted---
rough
Till
fine grains
tumble down
like pearled beadwork--
smooth
3/04/2019
Joseph May's Light Up The Page...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
beadwork, mountains,
Form: Lanterne
When Nature Gives You Porcupines
...A porcupine, when threatened, will
Let loose upon his foe a quill
Or actually, I have a hunch
That he’d release a giant bunch.
I always knew about that use
But never knew that a papoose
Could...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
beadwork, native american,
Form: Rhyme