Yellow Mama E zine

Let the Vultures Feed

 

by Daniel G. Snethen

 

They robbed the bank,

gunned Gus down in cold blood,

left a trail of havoc and death.

 

One thief lay dead

among the Joshua trees

cacti and rocks.

 

A lizard basked upon his boot.

A scorpion burrowed beneath his corpse

and a serpent took refuge in his shade

 

Why bury him? Why lose ground?

He wasn’t forgiving,

nor was the desert sun.

 

Just leave him lay.

Stay hot on the trail.

Let the vultures feed.

 

 

        Daniel G. Snethen is an educator, naturalist, moviemaker, poet, and short story writer from South Dakota. He teaches on the Pine Ridge Reservation at Little Wound High School in the heart of Indian Country. 

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       Bernice Holtzman’s paintings and collages have appeared in shows at various venues in Manhattan, including the Back Fence in Greenwich Village, the Producer’s Club, the Black Door Gallery on W. 26th St., and one other place she can’t remember, but it was in a basement, and she was well received. She is the Assistant Art Director for Yellow Mama.