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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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I saw a man with money. I said "Place it in my hand." He said "No, you can not have it" And I said "Oh, yes, I can." So I punched him in the belly Then I kicked him like a swine By the time that I got finished His money was all mine. Then I saw a man with a pretty wife, Said, "I want to be her man." He said, "Sorry, you can't have her" And I said, "Oh, yes, I can." So I ruined his reputation Till he didn't have a dime. By the time he lost his self-respect That woman was all mine. Then I saw a man with property Said " I want to have your land." He said "Sorry, you can't have it" And I said, "Oh, yes, I can" So I gathered up my armies Didn't stop til he lay dyin' By the time that I got finished That Indian land was mine. |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
This is very thought provoking Balladeer. We surely have learned many lessons from the mistakes we've made. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Yep.... That's truly "taking stock".... like you said you were doing...  |
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HM3 Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 169TX |
Hmmmm, I didn't see that coming! I liked that it was unexpected. Bravo!< !signature--> Work like money doesn't matter, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching... [This message has been edited by HM3 (edited 12-29-1999).] |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
I enjoy your thought provoking poems most of all, I think! (Well, the love poems are a tie perhaps!  ) I love the twists and turns!!!! My, oh my! Well done! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
They took the Indian land the women they did ravage. When we protested ... they said ... HOW SAVAGE ! Is it any wonder the Indian had begun to think of 'white man' as one with ~forked-tongue~ ? Proudly my Indian heritage calls out to me ... Home of the brave ... land of the free ? (or was that FREE LAND ?) *Thanks, Balladeer ... hope 'taking stock' means seeing that others look at our past with reality. Love ~*Marge*~ Proud Cherokee ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Nice one Sir!...We can't always take what we would like or want and thank heavens really, cause if everything was that easy, what would be the point?..  HUSG Bal Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Well just kick them ol bullies in the butt. Oh, you just did! haha...good one Balladeer! <*\\\>< Where there is faith, there is love. Where there is love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there is GOD. Where there is GOD, there is no need. Hallmark |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
This is great, serious subject, wonderful poem! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
This was unexpected...and wonderful. Quite a blow, this one... K...I am not a painter, I am a poet... F. O'Hara |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
Wow. Very good, very true. And very lovely. ~Astraea "Sometimes stars can only be seen in darkness." "Sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
You never cease to amaze me, 'Deer. This is wonderful. It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wow...you do create some thinkers my friend |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Bal- You are amazing! How you continue to come up with such profound statements is beyond me. |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas |
You may boast of your lineage And laud it with pride- Your family were nobles- On the sea's other side. They came on the Mayflower Or even before- My father's were waiting For them on the shore. Civilized? MKodern? They boast it with pride and never once heard of Five Civilized tribes.. The payment they owe us- Is still in arrears... They paid for our land- With a Trail marked by tears. Good job Balladeer |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Just the nature of these replies concerning this topic is another reason why I'm so proud to be part of this group. Thank you all. |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
To buy we did not understand The meaning was not clear We all simply shared the land Among us it was dear. The white man came and offered us Beads and Blankets and Brew But somehow we failed to discuss What our land meant to you. We would have shared it happily With peace throught the year Until you pushed our families Down the Trail of Tears. |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Amazing my friend. For every action there is an equal and oppostie reaction. To take by force creates a defensive reaction. We see this continually in our history. Well written, is it not time we learned from the mistakes of our forefathers? |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
hugs to someone who can write such a telling poem about a subject that he could never fit but writes so well..... |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Thou shalt not covet! Wonderful lesson in a great poem! If poets ruled the world, there would be none of this...we are a people of passion and caring! I say we overthrow the government and rule by poetry!  |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Your poem has brought this horrible tragedy of our past into crystal clear focus. Wonderful piece, Balladeer. Denise |
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