Debbie
What an enchanting piece you have penned. The imagery and word choices are awesome.

Long time dead, drought is fed
Kachina dancing for rain
Butterfly showers, Hopi flowers
From Mother all life is sustained

Rain does so much to sustain life. You nvere stop and think about it till things start drying uup.

Snakes along, maiden's song
Sheltered cottonwood den
Antelopes sway, flute music plays
Drum beats, stepping begins

I can almost hear the music of the flute and the beating drums. How beautiful.

Thirteen priests, four turn east
Poison coils abound
Sacred meal, truth revealed
Thunder stamps echoing sound

Your words allow the reader to invision this ceromony.

Chanting stops, blessed drops
Soothing heat blistered hands
Prayers carried, tears buried
Infinite circles in sand

You can feel through your words the joy from the success of their dance for the rain.
Excellent job!
Love Cindy

Debbie this was an amazing poem and I feel as though you are able to write about any subject as though you have studied it all your life. You bring such an direct view to the reader with your word choice and imagery in every story you tell. You manage to weave a poem into your story and do it magnificently. Kudos to you for being such an amazing poetess.

Effective, affective, rhythmic, visually rich
and, emotionally uplifting....
bravo!

Oh I like this DL :-) Has real energy and vivid images, like "infinite circles in sand" "antelopes sway" - so many. Very nice