Glossary of a Powwow
By Sherman Alexie

women's traditional dancer

her beads
affect the weather

men's traditional dancer

his feathers
will not fall

jingle dress dancer

she creates more music
than a symphony

grass dancer

he sways within
his own storm

fancy shawl dancer

she wears wings
outside the aviary

men's fancydancer

he mimics
his favorite color

children

this is not practice
they are dancing

From The Summer of Black Widows, Hanging Loose Press, 1996

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