Introduction / Joseph Bruchac --
Like a good joke : grandma at ninety --
First grade -- standing in the hall --
Hanging clothes in the sun --
At fifteen, Louise kills chickens --
Department of Labor haiku --
The sound of my mother singing --
Equinox : the goldfinch --
The sweet and vinegary taste --
(Cont.) Mother night : full moon past solstice --
After listening to a reading of romantic poems about Columbus : one more thought --
Like the trails of Ndakinna --
