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Ketooaina
Junior Member

since 2007-04-20

Posts 37
Nucla, Colorado

0 posted 2007-04-25 12:48 PM

We have lived and loved together
Through many changing years;
We have shared each other’s gladness
And wept each other’s tears;
I have known ne’er a sorrow
That was long unsoothed by thee;
For thy smiles can make a summer
Where darkness else would be.

My soul whispers softly,
A heart cries out loud.
Do you hear it?
Is it not loud enough?
A spirit abandoned, A soul betrayed.
My soul whispers softly,
Our past but blood in the earth.
The only drums, my heart pounding in my chest.
The only pride, that which is hidden deep beneath my breast.
My heritage, I will never lay to rest.

Sing to me of far away places, of ocean dreams, and different faces.
Sing of mountains, valleys, and the eagle flying high.
Sing to me as time passes by.
Sing to me of my ancestors, and all these things!
SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
Sing to me of Sister Moon, of the earth my mother, of the wolf, and of the bear, my brother.
Sing of my forefathers, how they fought with their hands.
Sing of my Cherokee people, and of their “Spirit Dance.”
Sing to me of painted ponies running free, of my ancestors, and all these things!
SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
Sing of the winding river, and of the whispering wind.
Sing of the hollows, and the plush hills that never seem to end.
Sing of the great harvest, and the time of the black butterflies.
Sing of the hawk soaring through the skies.
Sing of all these things!
SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
But most of all, sing to ,e of my sweet Cherokee.

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2007-04-25 08:24 AM

Ketooaina~
What a lovely, lovely piece~

I am of the Cherokee .. so can fully relate to the feelings~

WELCOME TO PIP~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - [email protected]

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

2 posted 2007-04-25 04:38 PM

Welcome to Passions! This is an impressive introduction... I look forward to reading more of your work! *S*

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2007-04-25 04:44 PM

"SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
Sing to me of Sister Moon, of the earth my mother, of the wolf, and of the bear, my brother.
Sing of my forefathers, how they fought with their hands.
Sing of my Cherokee people, and of their “Spirit Dance.”
Sing to me of painted ponies running free, of my ancestors, and all these things!
SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
Sing of the winding river, and of the whispering wind.
Sing of the hollows, and the plush hills that never seem to end.
Sing of the great harvest, and the time of the black butterflies.
Sing of the hawk soaring through the skies.
Sing of all these things!
SING TO ME OF DREAMS….
But most of all, sing to ,e of my sweet Cherokee."

This is a fantastic piece of writing.
WELCOME TO PASSIONS!
Looking forward to reading more of your work.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~ Trace my body with your words,
in doing so, you touch my heart ~

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2007-04-25 05:12 PM

Hello Ketooaina

We do alot of singing here at Pip...Welcome to you and your lovely voice.

sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

5 posted 2007-04-25 06:10 PM

Welcome, welcome! What a grand entrance you made with this piece!

Rae

jody5
Senior Member

since 2005-12-21

Posts 876
California, U.S.A.

6 posted 2007-04-25 06:16 PM

Ketooaina; That was a refreshing and breathtaking introduction. I really look forward to hearing your inner voice again. A warm welcome to Pip with lots of

Hugs Kimberly

Startime55
Member Elite

since 2003-04-05

Posts 2148
Alberta, Canada

7 posted 2007-04-25 06:49 PM

Welcome to PIP...if this poem is an example of your writing than I will totally enjoy seeing visions your words weave...Well done...*Big Hugs*

TerryW
Senior Member

since 2000-03-23

Posts 779
Louisville, Mississippi, USA

8 posted 2007-04-25 09:11 PM

Ketooaina,
You have sung a lovely dream to me, my dear. This is absolutely beautiful. Welcome to Passions! I hope to be reading more of your lovely work soon!

~Terry

~you reached inside, you touched my heart,
and I am all the better for it~
Terry A. Woodson, Jr.

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

9 posted 2007-04-26 12:05 PM

Ketooaina: I am so glad I got to read this outstanding poem! What a wonderful addition you are to this site and I hope many, many people come to read your work. Warm welcome and will be looking for more from you! You have an exceptional voice!

Trillium

Betty Lou Hebert

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

10 posted 2007-04-26 12:20 PM

I couldn't agree with everyone more - what a welcome addition you will be to the site. This was an incredibly beautiful posting, and I printed and kept it with others I have treasured from poets here. Welcome to Passions and enjoy the people and inter-action in poetry here.

Carpe' Diem

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

11 posted 2007-04-26 01:11 AM

Welcome to Passions!

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

12 posted 2007-04-26 07:39 AM

A warm Welcome to Passions!

I know I will certainly look forward to more of your fine writing

" It matters not this distance now " Excerpt, Yesterday's Love
~*~
KRJ

PatAngel
Member

since 2004-04-05

Posts 451
California

13 posted 2007-04-26 01:09 PM

Absolutely beautiful! Welcome to Passions.

Patricia

'When you find a dream within your heart, don't ever let it go.
For dreams are the tiny seeds from which tomorrow grows.'

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

14 posted 2007-04-26 05:32 PM

As I have likely often said...many of the "Native" (true) American writers
(especially the female authors) are, in my ever-most-humble opinion, the
very best contemporary poets amid this "Runaway American Dream".
They typically speak with the truest 'voice' of Nature and that which is
deepest and finest in the human spirit!

A grand welcome to "Ketooania" into the "P.I.P.-world" family of talented
wordsmiths and special human beings!

----from a "weaver" of second-hand dreams!

Betty
Senior Member

since 2002-08-13

Posts 1159
Virginia

15 posted 2007-04-26 08:39 PM

Very pretty & welcome
Betty

Verbena
Member

since 2005-10-17

Posts 196
Australia

16 posted 2007-04-29 07:55 AM

Welcome to PiP Ketooaina!

'SING TO ME OF DREAMS' is so spiritual! Your poem 'My Sweet Cherokee' is beautiful!

Verbena

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