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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EL VAQUERO, by LUCIUS HARWOOD FOOTE First Line: Tinged with the blood of aztec lands Last Line: Greek of the greeks he must remain. Subject(s): Native Americans; Indians Of America; American Indians; Indians Of South America | |||
TINGED with the blood of Aztec lands, Sphinx-like, the tawny herdsman stands, A coiled reata in his hands. Devoid of hope, devoid of fear, Half brigand and half cavalier, -- This helot, with imperial grace, Wears ever on his tawny face A sad, defiant look of pain. Left by the fierce iconoclast A living fragment of the past, Greek of the Greeks he must remain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD INDIAN by ARTHUR STANLEY BOURINOT SCHOLARLY PROCEDURE by JOSEPHINE MILES ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON THE INDIANS ON ALCATRAZ by PAUL MULDOON PARAGRAPHS: 9 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THEY ACCUSE ME OF NOT TALKING by HAYDEN CARRUTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART: FORM AND TRADITION by DIANE DI PRIMA DON JUAN by LUCIUS HARWOOD FOOTE |
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