Apaches believed before mankind
crawled out of the ground, Mountain Spirits
lived in this place. Bronze statues
of these Gahns welcome me to the casino.
A long window in the lobby grants
a clear view of Sierra Blanca.

As I sit on a leather sofa,
the red rim of evening sun drops
behind snow-covered summit,
and I wonder if Spirits still live here.

           neon lights
           a barn swallow's nest
           beneath the eaves

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Lynn Edge lives in Texas. Her haibun have been published in White Lotus, Contemporary Haibun Online print edition and previously in kaleidowhirl. Her poem "In South Texas" will appear in the 2007 Texas Poetry Calendar.
 

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autumn 2006 | kaleidowhirl