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Going Home ... Revisiting The Spirit Of Soaring Eagle
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Going Home ... Revisiting The Spirit Of Soaring Eagle |
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soaring eagle Junior Member
since 2001-12-02
Posts 24 |
Going Home ~Don ‘Buck’ Anger~  Silently dawn appears Chasing the last black of midnight To the West, but just for today The River Grand is now alive From the marshes the sounds Of awakening birds chatter Kneeling in the canoe of choice An Old Warrior sets out to find The ancestral home The river is rippled by a gentle breeze As the paddle digs deep We are now afloat The search begins Past the skeletons of home The ghost town of Indiana vanishes A Great Blue Heron sails on our stern As the rapids of Cayuga can be heard And are portaged as of old The Grand seems quieter now As the village of Onadaga slips by We hear in the distance The beat of drums calling Soon the paddle picks up the beat The canoe is as quicksilver Bringing me home Greeted by dancing moccasins And from afar the haunting tunes of the magic flute Old Warrior has come home Not to die … but to renew life Above the eagle cries approval A feather floats gently earthward Written by Don in August of 2001 One of many poems shared with me and his family through the years Don 'Buck' Anger made the passage across the big river and is now home. His family asked that I post this poem that was read at his funeral services last year. Tonight the family will gather in Dunville, Ontario, Canada to celebrate his life at a special Mass~ He was a gentle Spirit, knowing great love of his wife Nan and eight children and his grandchildren. God now has the best of the Rainbow Warriors at His side. ~My Warrior~ ... I will always remember the gentle of you~ ~*Marge*~/~*Maiden*~/~*WillowWhiteFeather*~ |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
beautiful |
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DavePage Member Elite
since 2003-12-21
Posts 2917 |
To have words to join you on a final journey of exploration May the passage be a good one and the end be a joy dave |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
A most beautiful tribute. ThisDiamond |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I miss the man and his beautiful heart...I know his spirit is home, yet I still feel it at times around-about. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Soaring Eagle -- what a gift of a poem this is. Please thank the Rainbow Warrior's family for insisting you share it with us. [This message has been edited by iliana (01-17-2004 06:29 PM).] |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Dear Marge: I'm so glad you posted this today. I have been thinking about Buck and his family all day. It's such a meaningful poem! Love Betty Lou Betty Lou Hebert |
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Betty Senior Member
since 2002-08-13
Posts 1159Virginia |
Thank you Marge. Love, Betty |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Thank you for this... I didn't know him... but through his words and those who loved him, I know he was a remarkable human being. |
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McLean Member
since 2004-01-05
Posts 484state of marital bliss |
Thanks to this repost, I am able to meet this wonderful soul and can only imagine the lives still here that he touches. McLean |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Marge...How touching to read this lovely poem this morning. I read it last year and I guess that is where I got my inspiration for the poem I wrote " Spirit of Soaring Eagle " It was included in the book " Reflections On The Web " I hope that his family reads it and I would love to send them a copy of the book if you could help me. Thanks for all you do...Paul "To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you" |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Love this poem....:-) a most excellent tribute to a freed spirit... "THE day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight." (H.W.Longfellow "The day is done") enjoyed _________ice ><> |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Bless you ALL for taking a moment to leave a reply to this piece~ Don's family has seen your lovely replies and are pleased that he has been remembered~ Paul~ BLESS YOU~  They will treasure the *gift*~  Your poem is just soooooooooooo beautiful~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
soaring eagle The soaring of this eagle was a delight to read. |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
Beautiful tribute thank you for sharing  Charisma |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
My heart is filled with gentle remember of this giant of a man~ So many things you shared with me over the years ... before we walked this life-plain together ... and yes, through this one too~ Love, love, love~ Be with me in Spirit my gentle Warrior~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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