sun strikes black soil of the prairie;<\/p>\n
weeds, dust, insect drone.<\/p>\n
Small child thinks of Indian time<\/p>\n
& snorting, thundering bison.<\/p>\n
On her side of the avenue,<\/p>\n
behind the brown stucco-sided house,<\/p>\n
railroad tracks–<\/p>\n
boxcars rumble comfort.<\/p>\n
Wheel clickity clicks<\/p>\n
let sleep trickle in to train\u2019s rhythm.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, she and three big sisters<\/p>\n
boost each other into empty boxcars.<\/p>\n
Bits of hay, pieces of packing labels<\/p>\n
to mysterious destinations.<\/p>\n
On Dad\u2019s lap, they watch<\/p>\n
the train wheels roll over<\/p>\n
a 1946 Indian Head penny,<\/p>\n
examine the elongated face and headdress feathers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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