Emile Pinet Poet Sonnet

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Balderdash

A man indigenous to his homeland
was part of a tribal community.
And ancestral ties created a band
that lived off nature with impunity.

A man burnt red by a color-blind sun
had a history that preceded him.
And he lived free, subservient to none
before the white man arrived on a whim.

A spiritual man he turned to God
with no immunity to the white plague.
And finding himself homeless and outlawed
his traditions and customs became vague. 

His beliefs upgraded from balderdash,
like a phoenix, he rises from the ash.




(Sonnet)
Nov. 21, 2018
TRIBUTE TO NATIVE CULTURE Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier

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Eve Roper November 21, 2018 at 10:56 PM Nicely done, Emile.. Good luck in the contest... Emile Pinet November 22, 2018 at 8:21 AM Thanks Eve, I appreciate your support y friend Emile.

Caren Krutsinger November 21, 2018 at 2:17 PM It is so sad to me what you are mentioning in the best of ways. We truly did the natives a disservice, being selfish, and wanting to 'own' what they knew should not be owned, but should be shared. They should have never taught us how to grow food, but of course, they did, being the believers in unity and oneness that their Great Spirit demanded.Beautiful, as usual. Emile Pinet November 21, 2018 at 3:12 PM Thank you Caren, your comments are always welcome my friend, Emile.

Sand Blown November 21, 2018 at 10:40 AM ...where does all the pity lie...long time passing...(old folk song reference) Emile Pinet November 21, 2018 at 1:24 PM Thanks for your comment Sand, the fault lies in our inactions as well as our actions...we must own the truth and heal the wounds we ourselves did not inflect, but we as a culture have allowed history to belittle their pain in order to reduce our shame, Emile.