Shaman
His long thin braids
have deerskin fringes.
He wears silver and
turquoise talismans.
Sacred datura,
ceremonies,
sweat lodges, let him
see
several worlds with
eyes
that penetrate the
darkness of caves
in canyon walls
where many old ones
are lain.
He knows worlds
within worlds
from Utah to Viet
Nam
where village elders
tell similar stories.
The Pauite shaman knows
guiding spirits will
emerge
in the end when
fires and floods
ravage
this world.
Then red haired
guides
will take us by our
hands
as we walk into time
and space
and lead us out.
--Barbara Spring
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