by Sally Zakariya
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The New York TImes, October 17, 2024 |
Unearthed in Peru
signs of a female sovereign
thirteen centuries ago
In the tomb painting
she’s wearing a crown
and holding court from
a power throne
We’ve had so far a very
masculine view of this
old civilization, say
archaeologists, devoted
diggers of the past
Could be we’ve had
a pretty masculine view
of this new world, too
Could be the time
has come for another
woman leader here
in these Americas
Sally Zakariya’s poetry has appeared in some 100 publications and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her publications include All Alive Together, Something Like a Life, Muslim Wife, The Unknowable Mystery of Other People, Personal Astronomy, and When You Escape. She edited and designed the poetry anthology Joys of the Table and blogs (occasionally) at www.butdoesitrhyme.com.