by Toby Olson
Hawk-foot turns in the circle of joy.
Do not speak.
Hawk’s neck an ankle of feathers.
“Speak to us Hawk-foot.”
No lips above, no mouth. The letters
are hawk-foot-toes are pinfeathers.
Up and down, smiling toes
“I do not speak. I dance.”
Hawk-foot turns in the hallway
key in the mailbox
lock/don’t speak.
Wife of Hawk-foot, the ridge-elk
“Wapiti, why do you speak?”
Hawk-foot turns in the circle of joy.
Do not speak.
The special de
livery letter is hawk-foot-toe is a pinfeather.
Ridge-elk turns in the circle of joy
Wapiti with two legs shorter.
Don’t speak.
They don’t speak. They dance.
Last updated May 02, 2025