Bessie Dreaming Bear
by Marnie Walsh
we all went to town one day
went to a store
bought you new shoes
red high heelsain’t seen you since.
About the Author:
Marnie Walsh (1916–1996) was an American poet.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Reprinted from A Taste of the Knife, Ahsahta Press, Boise, ID, 1976, by permission of Tom Trusky, literary executor of the Walsh estate.
