Cherokee Rose

The mother’s tears fall along the trail                                                                                                                                                                           where they cried upon the bloody ground                                                                                                                                                         Families huddled together in a circle like quail                                                                                                                                                           The women’s smiles are nowhere to be found                                                                                                                                                                A prayerful flower along the tears has flourished                                                                                                                                                     Looking for beauty to forget the pain                                                                                                                                                                                   for the people need to be nourished                                                                                                                                                                             like the thirsting earth needs the rain                                                                                                                                                                         This flower blooming white with tears                                                                                                                                                                            In the center stands the golden thieves                                                                                                                                                                              coming to take the land now many years                                                                                                                                                               Finding strength from seven green leaves
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 10, 2015 at 7:54 PM
Great job :) I love the flow :) -LU
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October 11, 2015 at 5:30 PM
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