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Open Poetry #44

Where Once The Buffalo

Anniepimm
Senior Member

since 2008-12-26

Posts 550
England

0 posted 2009-01-08 04:48 PM

Where Once The Buffalo

I could hear my farther chanting
as dusk starts to fall
his haunting mellow prayer
asking the spirits, to forgive us all,

The light eyes with there thunder sticks
the braves that killed there foe
the land permanently scared
now many moons ago,

The rain starts to fall now
as fathers chanting starts to fade
the rain quenches the camp fire
wets the teepee's we have made,

Lying huddled in my bearskin
warm against the cold
I look across at my mother
Her beautiful face looking old,

Father gathers the rabbits
where once the buffalo roamed
no one ever went hungry
we were able to feed our own,

Spirit called back my sister
within her second year
she had the breathing sickness
we named her
sleeping Deer,

As the wind blows across the planes
chilling us to the bone
we continue to Rome around the land
no permanent place to call home,

Annie

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2009-01-08 07:05 PM

Fine writing...James

Anniepimm
Senior Member

since 2008-12-26

Posts 550
England

2 posted 2009-01-08 07:27 PM

Thank you most kindly James..

Marc-Andre
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since 2008-12-07

Posts 501

3 posted 2009-01-08 08:00 PM

I've enjoyed this poem, Annie. I look forward to reading your next one. Mark

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2009-01-08 08:59 PM

Lovely, sad write, reminded me of my mother.
Ida

Anniepimm
Senior Member

since 2008-12-26

Posts 550
England

5 posted 2009-01-09 03:26 AM

Thank you Mark and Ida i am glad you liked it

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2009-01-11 10:34 AM

Oh, this is lovely, Annie! I am glad that your friend's beautiful horse, Apache Rain has introduced me to your poetry.

Owl

Anniepimm
Senior Member

since 2008-12-26

Posts 550
England

7 posted 2009-01-12 03:52 AM

Thank you

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