April the Spearfish Moon,
birds pause on a bough to listen
to her songs, river stops flowing
to hear her tune,

spawning runs, she lures
Trout Fish she catches with
her tune April the Spearfish Moon,
muskrat, beaver, water beetle, crawfish,
coot, female loon,

sugar cakes rolled up
in birch bark cones, quick
energy for being on the move
with the seasons,

snowshoe walks upon
the soul of Mother Snow,
wine-berry-colored wool tassels
on the bottom of snowshoe frame
muffles sound of crunching through
snow's crust, April the Spearfish Moon
thaws a crisp whisper juiced with lust,

it all pans out in the name
of the berry__blueberry,
huckleberry, gooseberry,
raspberry, her berry,

first-born daughters
first make blanket__on
riverbank of soon-to-be-
salmon-rich river, fabric the
color of wild rhubarb, scarlet,
passionate, April the Spearfish
Moon,

ice clears, they come
from the Great Lakes,
running the rivers, fishing
run follows sugaring season,

April the Spearfish Moon,
she often mentions her lesbianism,
shadow-fringed, moss-soft, find a
woman who can be your shadow
you be hers too,

have full understanding
of her, make sure she has
full understanding of you. Watch
for leaflet three when you drop your
buckskin fringe and go moss-soft,

when this happens,
put away all that is new
and bring out some of the
old, when you have found this
woman, paint her on your oars.

April the Spearfish Moon...


Copyright 2006 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist

THE BUCKSKIN SKIRT OAR TRAVELER

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FROM THE CONVENT TO THE RAWHIDE: THE SAGA OF SADIE CADE AND VI MONTANA

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