Miracles of Sainted Earth

Rooted in the history and culture of New Mexico, this challenging collection of poems chronicles the experiences of a woman who feels censored.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I THE BELOVED SPIRITS

1

New Year

9

(1)

Pinos Altos

10

(1)

Winter

11

(1)

Chimayo

12

(1)

Cave Creek Canyon, January 1998

13

(1)

Hero

14

(1)

The Blue Bones

15

(1)

Wedding Song

16

(1)

Phillip

17

(1)

The Weavers

18

(1)

2

Line

19

(1)

Grace

20

(1)

Birth

21

(1)

Oklahoma

22

(1)

Fort Craig, 1998

23

(1)

First Husband

24

(1)

Resurrection

25

(1)

Spring Equinox

26

(1)

Santa Rita del Cobre, 1998

27

(1)

3

I went to find my Christ

28

(1)

Trickster

29

(1)

They Plan Coyote's Debut

30

(2)

April

32

(1)

Coffee Klatch

33

(1)

Blue Willow Plate

34

(1)

Mogollon Ghost Town

35

(1)

State Road 117

36

(1)

Highway 80

37

(1)

Those Great Ones

38

(1)

4

Gift

39

(1)

Prayer

40

(1)

The Return of the River

41

(1)

The Acorn

42

(1)

The Ghost of Ben Lily

43

(1)

Smoke

44

(1)

The Bones of Father Geronimo

45

(1)

To My Husband

46

(1)

Rotten Oak

47

(1)

The Beloved Spirits

48

(1)

Winter Solstice

49

(1)

December

50

(3)

II YEAR OF LOVE AND DEATH

1

Love

53

(1)

Blessing

54

(2)

Red

56

(1)

Ocotillo

57

(1)

The Wolves

58

(2)

Doves

60

(1)

The Mulberry

61

(1)

Sunday

62

(1)

2

Welcome

63

(1)

Elk

64

(1)

Hawk

65

(1)

Road

66

(1)

Fawn

67

(1)

Ruben Gonzales

68

(1)

By Lamplight

69

(1)

The Histories

70

(1)

3

Goose Head

71

(1)

Mollie Metcalfe's Letter of Mangus Spring

72

(2)

Broken Glass

74

(1)

Wanderer

75

(1)

Georgetown Cemetery

76

(2)

Charlie McComas

78

(2)

The Great Great Grandsons

80

(2)

Bill Evans Lake, 1999

82

(1)

4

Shadow

83

(1)

Trade

84

(1)

Burning Car

85

(1)

Descent

86

(1)

Gift

87

(1)

Year of Love and Death

88

(1)

Hide

89

(1)

North Wind

90

(1)

5

Evergreen

91

(1)

Fox

92

(1)

Rose

93

(1)

Three Stories of San Lorenzo

94

(2)

Desire

96

(1)

This Cup

97

(1)

Dead Horse

98

(1)

Nest

99

(4)

III MIRACLES OF SAINTED EARTH

1

First Horses, 1519

103

(3)

Cibola

106

(2)

The Blue Lady, 1635

108

(2)

Cornfields

110

(1)

Whippoorwill

111

(1)

Cobre Mine, 1808

112

(1)

Otter

113

(1)

2

Santa Rita Massacre, 1837

114

(1)

No Devil in a Black Cape, 1842

115

(1)

Fort Bayard

116

(1)

Dust Storm

117

(1)

Blue Willow, 1870

118

(2)

Brothel

120

(2)

Tan Wolf

122

(1)

3

Dragoons, 1874

123

(1)

Letters

124

(2)

This Sky

126

(2)

Lozen

128

(1)

Walk Home from Mexico City, 1880

129

(1)

Small Moccasins

130

(1)

Rain

131

(1)

4

Piano

132

(2)

Gold

134

(2)

Buffalo Soldier

136

(2)

If Not for Wolves, 1888

138

(3)

Because They Were Hungry

141

(1)

Cigarette

142

(1)

Just Mexicans

143

(1)

5

Rosebush

144

(2)

Indian School

146

(1)

Death Song, Rodeo, 1905

147

The Return, 1913

146

(4)

My Grandfather's Land

150

(2)

Lightning

152

(2)

Mountain Lion, 1936

154

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