S tre e t R o o ts • O c t. 7 -1 3 ,, 2 0 1 6
Poetry
P a g e 14
12 to 9
Hope
by Avendor
by Eileen Vizenor
T h e sto n e lies m otionless in th e grass
as th e evening h ours slowly pass
th e v ag ran t lies down to re st
w hilst th e young m an touches a w om an’s b reast
If hope does grow on trees,
T h en one should n ot
L ose hope. Right?
I have lost hope several tim es
th e world w eary scholar finishes his song
before th e rem ainder of th e m oonlight’s gone
I get it back.
I lose it again. Tired.
th e sun break s into th e day
as a dog tru d g es down th e alleyway
W ithout fanfare th e h ero ’s journey begins
as h e se ts o u t on th e p ath trem bling
D on’t lose hope, I say,
Do Not L ose H ope
Over and over.
by Douglas "Wóokie" Mareks
w ith on e h and raised to his brow
h e seek s to save us all som ehow
w hilst th e caterpillar chew s on som e leaves
and th e w orkm an rolls up his sleeves
and th e schoolgirl boards th e sp u tterin g bus
as th e m o th er looks on and in god so tru sts.
I know life is h ard b u t
I t always changes.
I t h as its u p s and downs
So do n o t lose h ope
T h e re will b e tim es
W hen you feel like
Life will always
B e at you down
B u t do n o t lose h ope
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Have a bite
Tree fluid
Cake ingredient
Three-ply cookie
Hook's henchman
Ground grain
The gift o f ___
Tease or ridicule
w h en you se e a light
At th e en d of th e tu n n el
B u t it is still far off
B u t do n o t lo se h o p e
And th e n th e re is
T h e tim e you have
■ W aited for all is good
And rig h t in y our w orld
You m ade it
B ecause you didn’t lo se h ope
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Analyze or try
Cake ingredient
Très
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Potter's practice
Nosh!
Late rapper; abbr.
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