| ancestry I often wondered if she felt the threads of her culture pulling her gently at times: a tether's frayed lines lovingly woven, stories told by grandchildren's children, their origins cherished yet long forgotten. History books will depict the dignity of the Mayans and Toltecs, civilization's climb from bare land to contemplative sky that her skin and eyes still tell wordlessly. Would Ekahau1 still recognize them, his children - here their splashes of laughter in bright new tongues, as she fashions artifacts in their ancient bold patterns. © Jon Bohrn (2002) |
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| 1Ekahau - god of travelers. Maya mythology. |
People
of the southernmost Mexican regions of Chiapas and neighboring Oaxaca are
descendents of the Maya and Zapotecs. Over the centuries many have migrated to other parts of Mexico as
well as the U.S., where, generations later, they are often unaware of
their ancestry. |
