Anasazi is a Navajo word
meaning ‘the ancients.’
According to Navajo lore,
this Ancient Native American Indian tribe
cultivated the Anasazi bean
outside of Mesa Verde Park,
southwestern Colorado.
And even today,
the spirits contained within these beans
can surely sneak up on you
in the middle of the night.
No where to run and
it’s futile to fight.
I made some anasazi bean dip
and mixed it with last week’s salsa,
combined it with those blue corn chips
and made a feast fit for a king.
We had quite a fright that night,
for the ancients from the fridge
gave me fits beyond belief.
Ah, but that roll of modern day Tums
did provide a temporary relief
from those ancient marching drums.
I love the ancients,
but their nightmares are something
to leave behind.