by Katherine West
Who were the Minoans?
Dolphin queens
Worshippers of the bee
Sharing the honey
Who were the Old Europeans?
Builders of Stonehenge
Calendar of sun
Circling the perfect
Who were the cave painters?
Shaman artists
Leading the village
In prayer
Who were the Romans?
Metal smiths of the perfect sword
Metal smiths of the perfect slave
Minters of the perfect coin
Golden profiles
Who are the Americans?
Children of slaves
Blinded at birth
A coin in one hand
A sword in the other
No, who are the Americans?
Daughters of dolphin queens
Sons of shaman artists
Apprentice to Stonehenge builders
Blind tinkers patching the calendar
Tapping out dents
In the four directions
No, who are the Americans?
Metal smiths of the perfect
Minters of prayer
Golden pain
Crucible of slaves and
Swords
Tempered mind
The circle cast
Unbreakable
This time
Katherine West is a poet presently living in northern Colorado and teaching Creative Writing at the local community college, museum, and Naropa University, which is in nearby Boulder, Colorado.
