Each morning I wrote my name
on the dusty cabinet, then crossed
the dining table in script, scrawled
in capitals on the backs of chairs,
practicing signatures like scales
while Mother followed squirting
linseed from a burping can
Declared not guilty... acquitted
A member of the lower house of the colonial legislature in Virginia... burgess
A protestant in England or Scotland who belongs to some church other than the established church... dissenter
A person who comes into a foreign country or region to live... immigrant
Originating in the region or country where found; native... indigenous
A sharp or sudden rise in prices resulting from too great expansion in paper money or bank credit... inflation
The american red cross is chartered by congress. under congressional charter is defined as is its governance structure.
