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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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Joshua's Tree ~*White Feather*~  The little Indian boy standing straight and tall didn't recognize the signs coming of the great fall Joshua Little Tree stood on the plains that day wondering why they had to walk so far away Traipsing through the snow along the wind-covered trail was almost enough to cause him to wail He walked and walked until he could walk no more He lay down in the snow adding to the score When you walk along The Trail Of Tears today Joshua's Tree is there to remind you of the price he had to pay Standing straight and tall a fitting memorial he leaves A reminder of the Indian boy history cannot retreive But gaze at the tree standing by the trail when the wind blows cold, listen, you can hear Joshua's wail *One hundred sixty two years later - the horrendous acts are still recalled. The Trail Of Tears haunts the memory of American Indians forever. Mitakuye Oyasin...We are all related! ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Marge, I've read a bit about this and it's a horrific tale. You've told it well from a young child's eye...very sad. |
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Witch's Brat Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 100 |
It hurts to read things like this. You told Joshua's story so well, Marge. W.B. I am a disturbed person, and I write about disturbed people. ~Tennessee Williams |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
This is a beautiful tribute to a heartbreaking situtation. You have done very well to make all who read this feel the heartbreak of it. Thank you so very much for the read. Love I leave with you my friend whether it be in your life or of yet the essense of your dreams. [URL=http://path2riches.com]http://path2riches.com |
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Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
This is so sad and so moving Marge...the tale of the Trail of Tears is a horrific one indeed...exellent work of reminding us of the results when we do not care for one another. *Krista Knutson* "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar." Helen Keller |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Marge~ What a unique perspective on a tale that should never be forgotten. Although it hurts to remember, we must never forget. Well done, my friend.  LW Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Marge- how i love when you write about the 'Trail of Tears'...every word comes from your heart, and pours out through your pen. You never fail to bring the emotions to life as if it had happened yesterday. thank you for sharing this, my friend. love and hugs, -vicky "...until you have read the verse on his heart, you have not truely met the poet." -vlraynes |
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kitkat Senior Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 878Nova Scotia |
Marge, this was very well written. Everyone should remember the history of our country. Good and bad. Thank-you for reminding us. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
PoetdeVine~ Thanks for your reply. It is certainly a piece of history that is worth studying. WitchesBrat~ Thank you for your caring reply. Joshua was but one of the thousands who died on that awful winter trek. StarTime~ Thank you for feeling this piece. Krista~ Appreciate your kind reply. So very many American Indians died in the cold march, driven from their own land for reasons of greed. LoneWolf~ Thank you, my friend. I know you have compassionate understanding. Vicky~ I am but a messenger of the words of my forefathers. We cannot forget those who paid with their lives. Yes, my friend - the words are pulled from my heart with great sorrow. Thank you for understanding. Here is a link that I know you will find interesting, my sister. http://rosecity.net/tears/ KitKat~ Thank you for reading and for your kind reply. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Oh Marge my heart feels so down when I read these things and inhumanity of that whole historical record...I can't even imagine what those people went through in the freezing cold and the injuries inflicted on them by the white man...I laugh when I hear some people talk about the battle of Little Bighorn.....but the fact always remains that two wrongs never make a right....I am of Scottish and British descent but I lean toward the Scottish because if you look back into the historical records you will always find that the British were without a doubt the cruelest people on the face of the earth at the time and you know I don't care who reads this...they can behead me if they want. Great poem Marge!! and a wonderful tribute to your people and a reflection on the only freedom that was in existence before the invasion...I am a over zealous when it comes down to being a part of the land...loved James Michner's novel....Centennial... the best to you Marge......ethome |
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Dusk Treader
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since 1999-06-18
Posts 1187St. Paul, MN |
Poignantly sad tale, Marge. I had heard of the Joshua tree before but never the story behind it. The Trail of Tears and all our oppression of both Native American and other ethnic groups was a horrible time in our nations history, but one we should never forget lest history repeat itself. Wonderful writing, Marge, you evoked the spirit of little Joshua and his sadness. Abrahm Simons "I'm not sick, but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in Hell." - Harvey Danger |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I know the story, but your rendering gave me chills... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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dragonpoe Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608Palm Bay, Florida |
Your poem is wonderful, sad and moving, I must find the story of this Joshua's Tree and read it. With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free.. dragonpoe |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Just know this really struck deep |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
One of your most beautiful Marge, and touches my heart deep. jwesley |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Marge this has me in tears, you have written this so wonderfully I could feel this deep in my soul. Unfortunately I cannot claim any other blood than pure english, I only wish I could. I choose anything other I would really. This is such a pure piece, it's a brilliant write. We didn't let us do American History, I went to a very weird school we only did Womens History. Beautiful write take care Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Marge- YOu make this tragic happening even more real with this lovely poem of a child..I'm so glad to know you! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
ETHome~ I am so glad to hear of your compassion for others. Hugs to you, my friend and my thanks. DuskTreader~ Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my writing. Karilea~ Thank you, hon. So sad that I have these tales to tell. But, they are brought to me to share. DragonPoe~ My little Cherokee, Joshua, existed in the hundreds and perhaps thousands of children who died along the Trail Of Tears. He lives in the spirit of the wind that rustles the leaves along the trail. Paula~ Thank you. Then I have done what I must do - keep their memory alive. JWesley~ And you know I appreciate your thoughts and the read. Marsha~ We are ONE ! Human kindness is what sets us apart from those of the days of which I write. Please go to the link listed in my first reply and read of my people. Thank you for your compassionate thoughts. Martie~ Oh, my friend - you touch my heart with your love and understanding. Thank you, my sister. ~*Marge*~< !signature--> ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com [This message has been edited by Marge Tindal (edited 11-27-2000).] |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is very touching, Marge. Very well expressed! Denise |
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