Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

Doris To Little Light Cloud

Doris was an unhappy girl; her stepfather was stern.
Her mother never stood up for her, no matter what.
She did not like herself when the Cherokees grabbed her.
But they showed her a new way and renamed her.

When they had finished with her she was a new person.
Little Light Cloud, a maiden who had fallen in love.
When white men visited the village, she hid out.
Never wanting to return to being unhappy Doris.

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L Milton Hankins May 26, 2022 at 11:18 AM I'm so happy that "unhappy Doris" found a new life and happiness among the Cherokees. My paternal grandmother was Cherokee, so I have a wee bit of Cherokee in me. They are good people! I think my grandmother (or her parents) escaped the Trail of Tears by fleeing into the mountains of West Virginia. Caren Krutsinger May 27, 2022 at 10:45 AM I have no idea why I chose Cherokee for her tribe, it was automatic - I may have gleaned it from your brain.