Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca."La Relacion." 117

The Indians' hospitality, before and after a new calamity.
With more fish and roots, they thought themselves rich.
It was a struggle to dig.
We stripped and stowed our clothes in the craft.
But that only carried them more certainly underneath.
A single roll of the sea tossed the rest of the men into the rushing surf.
But the survivors escaped as naked as they were born.

"Mariota Has Heisman Numbers" by Chris Dufresne, pg. 2, LA Times

Barring something biblical, like a swarm of locusts halting the ceremony
will become the second player from the Pacific Northwest to win the Heisman Trophy.
It has been tougher landing a Heisman in these parts than it was for Lewis and Clark to reach the coast.
It took an over-the-top season by Mariota to make this week something resembling a victory lap.
His numbers were too outrageous to ignore.
This year, pundits tried to leave a window crack open for Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama receiver Amari Cooper.
The closest thing to scandal involving Mariota was the speeding ticket he was issued a few weeks ago.
If Mariota is putting on a nice-guy act, he also deserves an Academy award.

Framed Found Poem

The Indians' hospitality, before and after a new calamity.
With more fish and roots, they thought themselves rich.
It was a struggle to dig.
We stripped and stowed our clothes in the craft.
But that only carried them more certainly underneath.
A single roll of the sea, tossed the rest of the men into the rushing surf.
But the survivors escaped as naked as they were born.