Humanimal
...Tackled by a stutter murmur of Deus.
The praying ended and packed as threats.
Err, umm, uhh, were cliched by vomits.
Grasped all the needs and rusty flirts.
Prune back Sheoak! The cutest green ...
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Categories:
quechua, environment, nature,
Form: Kwansaba
What the Wit Wanted
...What the Wit Wanted
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin
A stout wit with more than one chin
As our national symbol, he wanted the turkey
For he had yet to taste Native jerky
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Categories:
quechua, history, humor,
Form: Clerihew
A Mother Drawn
...I saw Mary in Peru
as pastel chalks skimmed over
a gray concrete sidewalk, felting the surface,
baby blues and pinks vibrated with naiveté.
The artist knelt
each stroke given in homage
to t...
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Categories:
quechua, beauty, birth, earth, faith,
Form: Free verse
In the Hands of the Weaver - Anyi
...The air is heavy like a dirty woolen blanket
each colorful strand pulled through the warp.
Horns blare and traffic skids and screeches
as unborn accidents are aborted
by fancy-pants cops.
The city ...
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Categories:
quechua, devotion, family, history, hope,
Form: Free verse
The Wooden Flute Sings
...From the mountain's peak; the wooden flutes sound
the lamas leap and the water falls-- clear,
mindful, the wind's play on the Quechua's ground.
The majesty of the Andes astounds
for from behin...
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Categories:
quechua, spiritual, travel,
Form: Villanelle