delicate
for a man’s hands
he plucked yak meat from the bone
pulled it apart - shiny fat hot
& fed us as eaglets
two women
who returned
tethered spirits - blessing bonds
to heart mother
beside his Koran
Sundress Best of the Net Nominee, Suzanne S. Rancourt, Abenaki/Huron descent, has authored the Billboard in the Clouds (Northwestern Univ. Press), winner of the Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas First Book Award; murmurs at the gate (Unsolicited Press 2019); and Old Stones, New Roads (Main Street Rag Publishing 2021). She is a USMC and Army Veteran with degrees in psychology, writing, and expressive arts therapy. Widely published, please view her website’s publication list: www.expressive-arts.com