sitting by the mouth of the cave nestled into the canyon river bank i perched myself upon a fallen boulder and looked across the large spance of space to the shores across the river.large pottions of ice slowly made their way down the half frozen arkansas river while the winds whipped in whirl pools though the canyon.a lone bald eagle sat perched on one of the single burges ,he seemingly was announcing his freedom with a high pitched squal.
snow began to filtr down the canyon walls as i stoked more wood upon my fire and watched the eagle in all its majesty.pulling my jacket around my neck my thoughts began to drift,this area hadnt changed in thousands of years,and the only thing out of place was a lone human,me.i went back in time to when my forfathers occopied this are and when my tribal heritage was at its strongest.i envisioned canoes as my ansisters fished for food and enjoyed the unspoiled beauty of this canyon.i got up and sought shelter further inside the cave as the winds began to howl and the snow began to form in swirls across the barren rocks.inside the cane i shed my winter clothing and built a second fire.i must of drifted off with the warm glow of the fire carressing my face becouse i was suddenly woke by laughter and singing and as i looked about i saw warriors,braves,chiefs and sqaws all around the huge smokeless fire.itwas a happy time,women folk were feeding their men huge hunks of meet while the elders sat smoking from pipes made of willow.the little children were playing with a puppy and laughing.
i watched for a while and i guess i again drifted to sleep.two days later i was telling my experiance to some fiends,getting the usual comments,what was i smoking,give them what ever i was drinking ect.well i thought i sounded sorta stupid to and i laughed and joked right with them.
well a beautiful gal with long full black hair and ice blue eyes came up to me and asked to pick a few songs and dance.well im no fool so i took her to the juke box and we went through the lists,she never looked at the list,only in my eyesand smiled,well i reached in my pocket to get some quarters,when i opened my hand their were 5 arrowheads,sharp and glossy.suprised and embarrsed i looked up to appologize to the beautiful lady but she was gone.when i looked around everyone was talking and drinking so i slithered out and went back to that cave.i placed those 5 arrowheads at the base of the cave,and respectfully i left.now i go there when i need to get away,and get away i do,hundreds of years away.
