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WASHA-QUON-ASIN

WASHA-QUON-ASIN*

Many who had hiked through Canadian wilderness

[ A cenutry ago ] Took notice of a bird in flight

 

A rare one the Ojibwa called

Washa-quon-asin--He who flies by night

 

At once: a hunter, a guide, a trapper

A living made from the furs in his sight

 

A rare one the Ojibwa called

Washa-quon-asin--He who flies by night

 

Into his forest lair, he...

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