North Dakota
east
the whole moon
burns behind jamestown
seven wings of geese
light the thin ice
west
the asian sun
bloody on the interstate
spring flowers
break on the gray prairie
exit
fingerprints
on the rearview mirror
feral shadows
transposed near fargo
Gerald Vizenor, “North Dakota” from Almost Ashore. Copyright © 2006 by Gerald Vizenor. Reprinted by permission of Salt Publishing.
Source:
Almost Ashore
(Salt Publishing, 2006)
