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Native Grasslands [revised, repost, OF#1, 8/99]
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Native Grasslands [revised, repost, OF#1, 8/99] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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 Native Grasslands West of the Kansas Flint Hills, not yet to Kansas’ flats lives a secret, sacred, lovely place, I know where it is at, swollen mounds of ground lift me a little bit on high where my feet touch the ground, my hand can stroke the sky. It’s at this place where I can be, between now and November I may go there and roam about, lean back and then remember a time woven long in history, a place only in my dreams amidst the grasses rising tall, higher than white man’s seen. Native grasses on ground never tilled, growing grassroots deep Turkeyfoot, Indiangrass, bluestem grasses that still do keep a watch on the land, Indian land, native land at its best keeping land, virgin land, that is the greatest test. When September’s sun brings a shine to eight foot heads of gold I then know that secret which the Spaniards did not know that golden grains of seed will bring forth seedlings new and if I could, then I would, share this vision with you. ©KRJ 28 August, 1999 |
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Watersign6 Senior Member
since 2001-05-25
Posts 823Hurricane,WV |
oh my Sunshine,this just talk right to my heart an i can see the picture so clear you paint so well with your words here,love it  |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Bravo Karilea for this one! Keep up the good work my dear poet friend!! "Native grasses on ground never tilled, growing grassroots deep Turkeyfoot, Indiangrass, bluestem grasses that still do keep a watch on the land, Indian land, native land at its best keeping land, virgin land, that is the greatest test." |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kari dear heart, utterly wonderful, such a wonderful write and Thank you for reposting it, because I've missed lots. Even when I've been fussocking about in the archives I miss loads of goodies. Fabulous writing excellently presented I love it. Outstanding work Take care Love and always Puck   Take back the hope you gave,- I claim |
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Mabel A. Dilley Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 859Seattle, WA, USA |
Thank you for sharing. My comment is long; therefore, a poem is born. "I am not now that which I have been." |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
I never read it the first time, i'm glad for the repost. Very beautiful indeed makes you want to be there. |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
You just did and I saw it clearly. Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Loving in Truth |
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