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Open Poetry #27

A Valley in the Plains...

Tim
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since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

0 posted 2003-07-20 10:09 PM

Far from the bustle of the city,
Sits a valley, O’ so pretty,
With virgin soil by man unplowed,
‘Mid scenery by gods endowed.
Where once the mighty hunter came,
To fill his teepee with wild game,
As buffalo came through the pass,
To graze upon green valley’s grass.
A great blue heron stands sentinel,
In silent guard of hidden dell,
While high above the verdant valley,
I stop and pause, my weekend sally.
No bison herd, no Indian brave,
Stand beneath in grass’s wave,
But yet I see the buffalo,
In the valley far below,
And I hear the warrior’s yell,
As I am captured by valley’s spell.
Time has come to halt my rest,
And leave the top of valley’s crest,
To journey home back to the city,
And leave behind the valley pretty.
As warriors hunt for feral feast,
And bison roam where time has ceased.

[This message has been edited by Tim (07-20-2003 10:17 PM).]

timothysangel1973

Senior Member

since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

1 posted 2003-07-20 10:14 PM

Tim, this is wonderful! This type of poetry captures me in a very special way. I was southern born and raised, but I am of Cerokee Indian descent. Both of my grandparents are full-blood Cherokee, and this reminded me so much of them. My grandfather remembered the worst of times that the Indian nation went through, and poetry like this gives me fond memories of him (though he is gone)

Thank you so much for sharing this with me (us)

Keep up the great work.

A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.
-Majorie Kinnan Rawlings-

Kahlil
Senior Member

since 2003-04-12

Posts 1881

2 posted 2003-07-20 11:01 PM

this is interesting. i enjoyed reading it and i like the way you wrote it...

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2003-07-21 06:45 AM

We do see that...
if we leave the city
stop and pause
and listen
to the wind.

So good to see this, first thing this a.m.

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