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Bonnie j
Senior Member

since 2003-06-27

Posts 1588
Ohio

0 posted 2003-07-07 09:00 PM

Proud People

I have seen the eagle soar
into the sun
never to return
to this empty barren land.
This was once a land of bounty
now a land of desolation.
This was the land of my forefathers,
a nation of a proud people.
I have walked
these canyons and played
in the crystal clear waters.
I have climbed
the
highest mountain and talked
to my ancestral ancestors of old.
My eyes have seen the mutilation
of
our sacred burial grounds.
I have seen
the buffalo become
extinct and our old ways
disappearing into the vast universe.
I am a proud man
who has been moved from the land
of
my forefathers,
and yet moved again,
farther and farther from my mountains
and
the clear crystal steams of my youth.
The old men dream their dreams
and
tell the stories of the past
and o
f their forefathers.
I am an American Indian.
We are a proud nation.
We are a proud people.

Bonnie J.

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

1 posted 2003-07-07 09:37 PM

Good one Bon Bon...this one reminds me of that ol TV commercial...the one where the American Indian is riding his horse up a mountain side in the 20th Century and there is trash, soda cans, paper bags, beer bottles laying all around....and you know something, no matter how bad it gets, this is still the best nation in the world to live in...regarless...you touched on a grand and very sentimental write...thank you for the reminder. Love to you and yours. Lee J.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2003-07-08 12:52 PM

BonBon, you have every right to be proud of your heritage.
Thank you, for this heartfelt earthy write.
Always walk in Peace, with your head held high.

QjQ
Member Elite

since 2003-04-18

Posts 3756
U.S.A.

3 posted 2003-07-09 08:43 PM

very excellent thoughts written,,,

A voice of honesty
   is treasured
more than voices
   of flattery
      QjQ

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2003-07-10 12:28 PM

Very, very beautiful, Bonnie.
I love poems like this.

Hugs

Ethel

timothysangel1973

Senior Member

since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

5 posted 2003-07-10 12:36 PM

Wonderful write Bonnie, and so true!

I have one in the treasure chest titled "Where Have They Gone"

Maybe I will post it soon...

This was very much enjoyed!

Thanks for sharing it with us

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