BUFFALO CHIPS
Lily pads floating
on the sea of prairie grass
Heat for the tepees
or the homesteaders cabin
Nothing wasted in the West
And every boy knew
that a good sharp stick or a pointy toed shoe
would let you know
if one was just right, or still a little too new
And I’m here to tell you, that compared to a
good dry chip
meeting a West wind’s invitation
A Frisbee is a weak and poor, plastic imitation