SEC: Plagiarism of poem "Roots"?

[Bonnie Fulmer <GBF1@MARISTB.MARIST.EDU>]

Dear Experts,
     A student handed in this poem as original work, and his
teacher and I have doubts that he wrote it.  I have searched
the Internet using Altavista, Yahoo, Dogpile, Metasearch, etc.,
and come up empty.  Does anyone recognize this?

                   ROOTS

        The lariat snaps; the Indian rolls
     His pack, and mounts and rides away.
       Back to his land the Cherokee goes.

    Plumes of smoke from his ceremonial fire sway
        In the setting sun.  The curtain falls,
        A train in the darkness pulls away.

      Goodbye, says the rain on the iron roofs.
        Goodbye say the barber poles.
      Dark drum the vanishing horses hooves.

It is followed by a silhouette of a horse rearing on its hind
legs, facing left.  The graphic could, of course, have been clipart
added to the poem, but we don't think the student is even
THAT sophisticated.

I have a reputation to protect as plagiarism police (thanks, in
part, to you guys).  Please help me retain my title!!!!

Thanks for any help you can give.

                       Bonnie



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