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COMES THE INDIAN by ETHEL ESTES

First Line: COMES THE INDIAN TO HIS DANCING
Last Line: COMES THE INDIAN TO HIS DANCING.
Subject(s): NATIVE AMERICANS; INDIANS OF AMERICA; AMERICAN INDIANS; INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA;
Comes the Indian to his dancing,
To the simple joys of ancients,
To the drama of Isleta.

Comes the orchestra of chanters;
For four centuries they chanted,
Making tongues to sing their music.

Comes the Indian to his dancing,
To old accents subterranean
In the courtyard of his mission.

Comes the tombe beating rhythm,
Matching sound to steady footfall,
Steady rhythm of the ancients.

Comes the Indian to his ritual
Of ancestral salutation,
Comes the memory found in rhythm...
Comes the Indian to his dancing.



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