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Corinne
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0 posted 2003-05-30 06:52 PM


The Coyotes know these border towns,
know the ways of Northerners.
They prowl sandy canyons with keen eyes
but need not hunt their prey,
for these lambs come willingly.

Coyotes point to nighttime stars
and the moon to serve as guides,
bright with promises of dreams
at the journey's end.

Shepherded into airless, dark
grain hopper cars -
the lambs grow nervous.
They cry for agua for the trip
and call for una luz.

Shhh, say the Coyotes,
do not wake the night!
The lambs move quietly,
against rusty walls,
they step aside
for the next lamb and the next.

The Sonora is unforgiving,
particularly in summer.

Having spent their pesos,
the Coyotes are long gone,
when, four days later,
the lambs are found.


[This message has been edited by Corinne (05-30-2003 11:55 PM).]

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1 posted 2003-05-30 07:04 PM


very...eerie... well done!
Kethry
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2 posted 2003-05-30 07:05 PM


Very vivid and accurate description. I like the line about "don't wake the night."
Kethry

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passing shadows
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3 posted 2003-05-30 07:19 PM


this is awesome, what a scene!
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4 posted 2003-05-30 07:21 PM


That was certainly a travesty and a sad
way of finding home for the lambs...

You have written the story well.  Thanx Cor.

QjQ
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5 posted 2003-05-30 07:25 PM


very fabulous  write,,,  coyotes are one of my favorite i used to have them yelping in my yard at nite!!  

It's the quality of the complement that i feel, not the quanity.

Krawdad
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6 posted 2003-05-30 07:34 PM


Well done, Corrine.
I like it.
And it goes to prove
that even the coyote
can be denigrated.

Kraw'

ThisDiamond
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7 posted 2003-05-30 07:42 PM


Made my heart hurt, for the lambs and the shepards...Was just reading about some folks found in a truck stop.  Sad. TD
nakdthoughts
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8 posted 2003-05-30 08:54 PM


I wish I was as knowledgeable to be able to write about nature and other topics (rather than emotion) as well as you.
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9 posted 2003-05-30 11:11 PM


Coyote de la Luna watches in the night.

Excellent!

Corinne
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10 posted 2003-05-30 11:53 PM


Thank you all. "Coyotes" is the Spanish nickname for "guides" - people who smuggle non-citizens into the U.S., particulary from Mexico in to the U.S.

This has gone on for years, and for years many have died at the negligence of the smugglers. Last week 18 migrants were found dead in a truck trailer in Texas. Finally, the Mexican government is making noises about changing laws and cracking down on the "Coyotes," but it's a very complex issue. The Mexican citizens attempting to cross into the U.S. won't tell on their "Coyotes," because they don't know if they'll need to use them again (sometimes many attempts are made), and because the Coyotes threaten their family back in Mexico.

Core

[This message has been edited by Corinne (05-30-2003 11:58 PM).]

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