Creel, Sierra Tarahumara
...He ran to the mountain.
They were arguing again.
This time it rained
warm, covering him
the way she should have
but yelled instead
at father.
When the steam stopped
rising from the ground
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Categories:
tarahumara, anger, childhood, parents,
Form: Free verse
Tarahumara
...Hunted for their scalps
they had to run long distances
forever retreating
into to the heated lung
of copper canyon
(the last outpost of heaven).
Today they mind their own
sowing charred fiel...
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Categories:
tarahumara, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Light, Lithe Tarahumara Indians
...Tarahumara Indians are the best runners in the world
They are light of foot and body,
Super fit, in terrific shape.
They are healthy beyond healthy,
Snaking over rocky terrain,
They are limbe...
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Categories:
tarahumara, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Blank verse