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Goldenrose
Member Elite

since 2003-05-30

Posts 3665

0 posted 2004-04-05 05:01 AM

Shuffling, circling, dance
to the slow chanting.
Visions of your dead ancestors,
mystical encounters of the past.

Five days of chanting,
exhausted and entranced.
Falling into unconciuosness,
importance across the nations.

Messianic, appocalyptic,
searching for answers
and guidance for the future.
White devils at your door.

Survival of your unique lives,
indigenous people of beauty.
Great mystical spirit, oh
wash the white man from the plains.

Return the land back,
into the guardians of nature.
Resurrect the fallen guardians,
honour the dead for the coming new world.

''There is no need for temples, no need for complicated Philosophies.
My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness''- Dalai Lama

A Romantic Heart
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-03

Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart

1 posted 2004-04-05 06:03 AM

Sunflower honors thy great poem of long ago to her people and their spirits...a rain dance, I daughter of Chief Black Hawk shall reward you...Great White Wolf.

~ARh

love and hugs

Open your eyes, open your mind, open your heart, let me come in and show you love.....~ARH

Grover
Senior Member

since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

2 posted 2004-04-05 03:10 PM

A nice write.

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

3 posted 2004-04-05 08:41 PM

The first stanza had me dancing along with you. Of course when you tried to wash me off the plains I resented it, but I'm just like that. OK, only part of me was resenting it, the Cherokee part was saying, 'hey! that's an idea! '

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2004-04-06 03:16 AM

engulfing!

Kicking Kim
Member

since 2001-04-16

Posts 426
Cloud Cucko Land!

5 posted 2004-04-06 07:56 AM

WOW, Astonishing poetry!
I'm entirely with you on this one.
The tone throughout was amazing
and you lined the stanzas
with such a powerful message!

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I loved the line...
"honour the dead for the coming new world"
such a powerful end to
a powerfully splendid poem!

^*~Kimberley~*^

"Theres no posession, just obsession and growing depression"

INclan
Senior Member

since 1999-07-20

Posts 1024
Indiana, USA

6 posted 2004-04-06 03:40 PM

An intersting composition. Thank you for posting. I have long said we should give Manhatten back to the indians. However, I don't think they are dumb enough to take it; at least not in the condition it is in today.

Regards,

INclan

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

7 posted 2004-04-06 05:15 PM

Instead of washing the white man off the plain they can just simply shower him with their wisdom and make him appreciate their deep bond with Nature ...

Beautiful tribute.
Love, Margherita

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