Painting by Charles M. Russell
THE SOUND OF THE BUFFALO ON THE PRAIRIE
The hoof prints
On
The
T-shirt
Were sold
As being buffalo hoof prints,
Although they were not,
Only ink blots
Designed for a price by someone
Who had never seen a buffalo.
But the wearer of the thin cloth
When he looked in the mirror
Saw the black designs,
Could hear the sounds of buffalo hooves
on the prairie,
See the dust arise from under their feet.
The sound was overpowering,
The T-shirt wearer puts his hands over his ears.
He saw himself
Riding without a saddle a spotted pony.
Duane Locke
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