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Niki Faith Frisbie

My roots are New Mexico

where women lead the tribe

tidy tepees

measure children’s needs

stoke the fire

stretch the skins

read your face

and know the flow

of your canoe

swirling

river’s

surface

(Niki is service and house keeper at Villa Roma Resort in Sullivan County NY)

Riddle #34 What goes WHACK in the night?

‘Twas romance on the wild lagoon
With largest catch from far to soon.
Husband shows his wife the place
Where magic lights upon his face.

With largest catch from far to soon
Those fish sure bite before the moon
Raises frogs; makes turtles swoon.

Husband shows his wife the place
Which beckons nightly for his grace
Canoe or kayak, rod in case.

Where magic lights upon his face
And beavers threaten with their “whacks”
How dare you fish in beaver’s place?