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I had heard about a ...
    a writer's group  ... in my city
      where a writer could recite their poem or short story
       on a stage with an audience
I decided on a poem ... of my heritage

       ~ a feather lost, gliding and drifting, it soars
in the mighty wind, it twirls and swirls
once the 'People' owned all the wilderness ~

       I was so nervous and trembled
     for days I worked on memorizing the lines of my poem
making all my friends listen
over and over again speaking it to a mirror
       with smiles .. and no smiles

~ there, upon a sheer jagged cliff an appaloosa
       horse of many colors stands majestic
and this Ojibwe girl gazes under an azure sky ~

         we had to listen to several talkers before my turn
          they were so good that my heart sank
         I would look like a fool ... to my friends
      but when my name was announced
I gathered up my 'courage' and strength
and stepped ... on the stage ... standing silent for a moment

         ~ there, in the mighty wind that roars and howls
eagle feathers in my hair and on my horse flutter
      and the vast lands of Canada seek the horizon ~

when I finished reciting my poem
         there was a deafening quiet
                     the audience fallen silent
          I take a breath and look around the room
           oh, why were people so still ...
         and then ... the sound of cheers ring out
      and all the audience stands ... to clap
for this Ojibwe girl ... 

       ~ there, above in that cloudless sky canopy
eagles fly ... symbolizing the spirit and strength of the 'People'
       and the only sound ... those fluttering feathers in the wind ~

.. and a feather lost ... drifts into the audience

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May 6, 2021

Poetry/Free Verse/the audience falls silent
Copyright Protected, ID 05-1352-902-06
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France 

Written for the Premier contest, The Audience Falls Silent
sponsor, Kai Michael  Neumann, Judged 06/02/2021
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