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Tutor Her
by Sage Sweetwater → (All Poetry by Sage Sweetwater)
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Tutor her in that region's flora
Tutor her in that region's fauna

How do you know there is a
fish in her lake?

Because she jumps out of the
water for flies at midday
her pretty curves ripple
the water

Is her berry safe to eat?
The darker the berry
the sweeter the juice

Coarse fibers of a
double coat of wool
suited for hand carding

Comes naturally in
earth tones as well as
ebony black
her ancestral sheep

She'll bake your bread
in her horno

Spoon you with a dipper
fashioned from a goat
horn inlay you with abalone

Work your corn bean
and squash field in your
bottom land below the
mesa

Farm your floodplain planted
in a deep arroyo

Scrape your still-warm hide
tan your hide and pound you
into pemmican

Dusting you with an owl's wing
walking around your field
dragging your garments over
the ground.

 

Copyright 2006 Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist, brainchild of Sage Sweetwater Creative Properties, flagship of Stone Creek Woman

 

 
 

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 Reviews of "Tutor Her"
Reviewed by Chrissy McVay
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
Great, as always.

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
you know how many fish are in her lake by watching how deep her ripples are while dusting off your still-warm hide and tutoring you in what you already know ...


Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
I love the question, "How do you know there is fish in her lake?" Fantastic write.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
You dig into your topic and pull out the best it has to offer.
Excellent work!

Eileen

Reviewed on February 17, 2006
Sage,

A master artist you are, in verse; one lives your poetry and comes away fully satisfied; well done!

((((HUGS)))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed on February 17, 2006
(((Sage)))

Excellent write; very well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed by Paul Williams
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
Ah smudging, outstanding images here Sage, so familiar are they, they,re almost like lost memories to me.

Paul;-)

Reviewed by Peter Paton
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
I agree with Kate below completely, she always seems to have the most adroit answer
This reminded me of the aphrodiasic qualities of the rhino's horn, and paralleled with the horn of Africa, and the alchemist's dream !
You are a genius Sage !
Peter

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
I admire the artistic and thoughtful images here, Sage... particularly the "dusting you with an owl's wing"... but I'm afraid all I can hear is Rolf Harris beside his billabong singing "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"... tis all that hide-tanning, I'll be bound... so to speak... and Billie Joe Spears come to that.. with her Blanket On The Ground... Ahhhh! But arroyos take me back to Andalusia, so guess NOW I'm coming close, huh?? Especially as it's only a hop and a skip over the narrow strait to the coast of North Africa from there... and the tale of Coehlo's Alchemist... Fascinating didactics here, Sage. TY Kate xx

Reviewed by Only A Poet (Reader)
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
you are masterful Sage, with imagery.

Reviewed by Bobbi Duffy
Reviewed on February 17, 2006
Sage, I like this. I always like your vivid portrayals.

Bobbi


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