2011 Issue - Santa Fe Community College
2011 Issue - Santa Fe Community College
2011 Issue - Santa Fe Community College
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Colcha Treasure<br />
by H. Marie Aragón<br />
Where did it come from<br />
I’m not sure<br />
Carefully wrapped<br />
in mother’s archival chest of scented cedar -<br />
an embroidery-stitched colcha shawl<br />
Push Pull Loop Anchor<br />
Made of long, wool strands from churro sheep<br />
herded from New Spain to New Mexico<br />
Natural, indigenous dyes –<br />
Charma bush, Brazilian wood chips<br />
and traded indigo,<br />
Touched by earth and sky<br />
Pull Loop Anchor Push<br />
Smoky-blue sabanilla cloth<br />
Rough, textured tapestry -<br />
Motifs of flora and fauna,<br />
Long tassels sway in the<br />
high-desert breeze -<br />
A simple grace<br />
Loop Anchor Push Pull<br />
My bones inform me that -<br />
traveling from San Geronimo to Torres<br />
over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains<br />
along the Purgatory River<br />
Mi Abuela, Apollonia Benavidez<br />
packed her dishes, a silver cross<br />
124 <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong> Literary Review
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