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SPIRIT
Senior Member

since 2002-12-29

Posts 1745
California Desert

0 posted 2004-11-15 02:56 PM

The End

The Great Spirit has spoken,
I have heard him on the wind
as it moves through the trees,
and I have understood that my
time in the life cycle is moving
rapidly into the realm of death.

I appear to have done so little here,
although I have led my tribe agreeably
into a peaceful circumstance with the
white man. Maybe that is what
I was meant to achieve…and so I
have fulfilled well my task.

The sun has set on yet another day,
and although I hunger for the
companionship of the howling wolves,
I am in commune with myself and Spirit.
I am a mighty warrior, honored chief,
brave on the field of battle,
and scarred from many conflicts,
hitherto I have shown no fright.

And yet!

It is most solitary here as I sit
within the center of my world,
the night sky enhances the silence
that wholly surrounds me.
It is within these hours of darkness
that I will enter inside of myself,
to walk into my nightmares
and face my worst enemy…fear.
I have marked well my face with
the paint of war, that I am prepared
to meet and overcome my adversary,
I will pass with honor and pride.

Life is a circle entwined in a
partnership with death,
I will travel on the wind…
listen for me.

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2004-11-15 07:21 PM

This is a lovely poem, written in your own empathetic style. So glad to see you here. Please stay. Love, Joyce

Broken_Winged_Angel
Senior Member

since 2000-04-06

Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere

2 posted 2004-11-15 07:57 PM

Life is a circle entwined in a
partnership with death,
I will travel on the wind…
listen for me.

*shivers* A very beautiful poem about someone accepting death...Those last lines are fabulous.

Your time is here. Take one last look at it, then never come back. This part of your life is already over...

SPIRIT
Senior Member

since 2002-12-29

Posts 1745
California Desert

3 posted 2004-11-16 09:46 AM

Thank you for reading and commenting - it is appreciated.

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