White Caps
Billie Annette
He was someone’s grandfather
Who forgot about the light in his eye
Flickered on when asked
To talk about days flown by
Handsome and young this man
Transformed in my imagination
To a handshaking somebody
Important to know
And too busy to think about
The white caps in his coffee
My birth name is Billie Annette and my spirit name is Chi-anakwadequay. I am wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, sister and am a proud citizen of the White Earth Nation and descendant of Red Lake Nation.