Early morning.
Tinted sky.
Rockets of red and gold blast to the universe
A thick haze of noxious fumes.
Erupts from the inferno.
Engulfing and choking ones who try to take command.
Aspirations crackling, sizzling and burning.
Hopes and dreams lost in a fleeting moment of time.
Curious onlookers stand in awe.
At the power to consume and execute.
Demonic laughter emanates from the dark recesses.
It will hold the upper hand until all has ceased to exist
It gives no mercy.
And has no laws.
Out of the ashes of despair comes a new hope for the future.
Tears bring expectations.
As eyes follow their dreams to the clear blue sky.
For the heavens know their dreams and holds them with
outstretched hands.
And if they have the courage to rise above the embers their
dreams will be given.
December--27--2000
Post and Pack, Wholly Bagel, All Greek To Me, M.S. Office Were
Totally Demolished.
Fire Was Spotted At 2:30 A.M.
And Was Out By--4 P.M.
Michelle Langshaw
Red Deer
She came a slidin
down the stairs.
A heavy sack on her back.
A clingin and a clangin.
A bingin and a bangan.
Her red jacket ablazen.
Her tummy was amazin.
It was like a giant ball so
the chimmney was to small.
What was in this sack she carried on her back?
With such a clingin and a clangin.
And a bingin and a bangin
Oh what a clamor it made when she walked.
You couldn't hear yourself talk.
Know what it was?
Bed Pans.
Michelle Langshaw
Red Deer
My spirit soars with the eagle into a past life.
A time of prairie grass,
teepees and buffalo.
I fly through the night on a golden horse with
drums calling to me through the setting
sun.
I am a warrior strong and proud.
I have fought many battles and
hunted the buffalo.
I am a spirit man.
And the spirits of the ancient ones guide me to the buffalo
when the young ones cry.
I take what I need from mother earth and give thanks through
the drums of my ancestors.
I have fought my last battle.
An arrow has found its mark and I lay dying
in the arms of my creator.
My body is laid to rest with my bow, arrows and spirit pouch to
help me on my long journey.
The wolf, my spirit animal, comes to take me
to a better place.