Lady’s poem Sun Dance was the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s poem-of-the-day for Tuesday April 26 – http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Services/William-N-Skirball-Writers-Center/Read-Write-30-Days-of-Poetry/30-Days-of-Poetry/April-2016/SUN-DANCE.aspx.
Her poem first appeared in “Oct Tongue -1″ published by Crisis Chronicles Press in 2014 (a collaborative book featuring 31 poems each by Mary E. Weems, John Swain, Steven Smith, Kathy Smith, Shelley Chernin, Steve Brightman and John Burroughs. 300+ pages, perfect bound, 6×9” – http://ccpress.blogspot.com/2014/07/055.html. Cover foto by Smith).
Spirit Bone
Before the time of people
there was Spirit, there was Bone
each roamed alone
Light and night they went their way
Spirit air
Bone firmer where
Bone climbed to mountain top
reached for sun
found it could not be done
Spirit flew through valley low
musk of earth to feel
on non-existent heel
So Spirit wedded self to Bone
bore Flesh in pain
for greater span
Now Bone and Spirit walk in Flesh
people air and land
grain the am
– Smith, 4.28.2016
