Winds tackle and lift dust devils,
Shake Saquaro, Yucca, and Buckhorn
Scattered like dice on a Mescalero playing board
Guadaloupe mountains,framed by a parched prairie
And a turquoise sky-maze
Peak through the haze
An apache woman,
Surrounded by bright-eyed and sleeping children
Tells stories of mighty warriors, ancestors, and apparitions
Charms of silver bear claws, slithering snakes,
And turquoise beads of water
Adorn fingers and necks
Brightly-dressed Kachina dolls,
Half-animal/half-human,
Are lined-up like fuzzy toys in a pueblo
The ethereal music
Of flutes and melodic drums
Offers "buenos noches" to natives and visitors
Ah, New Mexico,
Land of mystery, mysticism, and enchantment
