Crane-Berry

Bitter sweet berry
Metaphor-celebration
Native peoples loss

Bloom like a crane-fowl
Shortened name over time.
Hospitality

Given by native
People, friends, whose strange gods set
Their end destiny
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Freeman Avatar
October 23, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Cool Haiku Doris, Good Job, Sincerely, love, Moses
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October 18, 2009 at 12:10 PM
beautiful poem ..............kate
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October 18, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful and highly inspired write, Doris! Love, Robin
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October 17, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Lovely poem Doris >> James
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October 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Learned something today. Love the home cooked berries with turkey. Keep writing. Mom
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