Dakota Rattlesnake Charm
Wheat fields sough
like the evening skirt
of a city lady
with her train in the dirt.
The old side-winder
with diamond back
and his tail half out
and his head in the stack.
The summer sun
glints off the gun
of the farmer
who slicked and hacked
to put the rattles
in his sack.
and tie them in his daughter’s hair
to tell them fancymen “beware,”
—the hack-a-sack man
who sold those nighties
turned small town girls
into aphrodites.
Drove their souls
to the city nights,
to men and music,
words and lights.
’til they pull her down,
uncoil her hair,
a sudden rattle,
and she’s not there!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Lots of magic here. (K)
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Did they really put rattlesnake skin charms in their hair? Sounds fascinating!
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Nope. All made up.
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Disappointing… Sounds so mysterious!
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Lots of lore surrounding the rattlers!
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Yes, Janet.. I guess I’ve just added to it. Not based on any real legend. Of course, I guess the truth of legends is that many of them are not based on truth. Ha.
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