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Native American Poems | Examples of Native American Poetry

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chocolate-cracked earth sizzling Stygian summer ~ lizard on a stick (July Full Moon – Native American) ...

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Categories: native american, animal, environment, moon, native
Form: Haiku
A Name By Any Other Arose
Native Americans call me 'Paleface' 'Roundeye' say the Chinese race to a Scot I'm a 'Sassenach' 'Boyo' to those in Wales altho' a 'Limey' in New York I answer to none such hails once a 'Gweilo' in Hong Kong Down Under was a 'Pom' you may give a dog a bad name (and/or a bone) he may even be your (best) 'Pal'...

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Categories: native american, fun, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme



Geronimo - 1829-1909
1905 Geronimo went to Washington to meet the Great White Father (where he hoped to bury the hatchet) and save his Indian Nation... checking into his hotel, the desk clerk asked, "Do you have a reservation?" The perfect poker face when playing cards (his guards were nearly always broke) said to be blood-thirsty, his winnings used he to pay for educating children of the Apache. He...

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Categories: betrayal, native american, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member WHICH WOLF WILL YOU BE FEEDING
It is impossible when I’m, looking out over the mountains in N. C. not to feel the influence, the presence…the spirit of the Cherokee. When I think how in this country and the world… there is a battle between people who are inhumane to one another… and those who are compassionate and kind.. up here in the mountains of North...

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Categories: inspiration, native american,
Form: Rhyme
Save Our Native Sisters
I as Cherokee must take a stand, and say no more missing females from Native lands Too many have gone missing through the years, Along with too much sorrow and tears I along with my Native sisters must stand and fight, Along with our brothers to do what's right I will shed my blood if...

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Categories: native american, america, community, courage, family,
Form: Free verse



JUNE BERRIES
Juicy and sweet, these berries delight, Unique flavor with a hint of almond's bite. Native to North America's land, Eaten fresh or dried, both are grand. Baked into pies or made into jam, Enjoyed in wines, a treat for the fam. Rosy bronze leaves in spring's embrace, Rich in nutrients, a healthful grace. Indigenous peoples cherished them so, Essential vitamins they bestow. Saskatoon berries, nature's...

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Categories: fruit, june, native american,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member berries ripen moon
mauve to indigo sweetened by nature's largesse ~ mockingbird mayhem (June Full Moon – Haida)...

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Categories: native american, bird, celebration, environment, moon,
Form: Haiku
Identity and the Mirror of Consciousness
Before the emergence of consciousness we were a reflection of God Afterward unable to perceive identity through internal reflection God became a reflection of US Consciousness splitting the mirror 2 hemispheres Asking WHO ARE YOU But No mirror ...

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Categories: native american, analogy, creation, culture, earth,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member hiku 40
a placid lake at sunrise bending to fill a weaved basket water's reflect a native squaw ...

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Categories: native american, nature, water,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member frog moon
perpetual rains ~ pompous peepers parading warming spring waters (May Full Moon – Cree)...

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Categories: native american, animal, environment, moon, native
Form: Haiku
Joshua Moore Minnesota
Damp linens flung aside sodden cushions Flank by flank She was damp Nickel sack and bark rings Verdant gaze meet hazel orbs Ripe late April Northern Flatlands moisture Slaughterhouse savory mist perfume Slender dull rose covering on the pane Cooling unit recirculating Coral beams groom her visage Midday vernal noon the drizzle ceased the light slivered in Naked gourd blossoms adhesive juice Lurching brined The toddler flesh on her abdomen She...

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Categories: native american, america, angst, children, confusion,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Premium Member Very Something
Healing through drinking. Enjoying life through smoking Tobacco and weed. Perhaps natives were always Onto that very something....

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Categories: native american, addiction, drug, happiness, life,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member fish moon
fish swimming upstream spawning dreams of renewed life ~ cries of joyfulness (April Full Moon – coastal Tribes) ...

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Categories: native american, dream, environment, fish, life,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member a sincere prayer for white wolf woman
May the healing mother give your heart peace May the forgiving father watch over you as you sleep May your spirit animal, the deer, issue you much needed comfort May your totem, the turtle, show you the way to health May your sweat lodge sisters pray that your cancer dissipates May your family dream of better times and ways to...

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Categories: native american, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member blood worm moon
metamorphosis black-headed beetle larvae ~ willful wings unfurl (March Full Moon – Naudowessie (Dakota) ...

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Categories: native american, animal, environment, moon, native
Form: Haiku

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