My Indian Vision

Indian woman
from the territories long ago
you no longer walk Mother Earth
Did the wind whisk you away?

I feel your spirit rising up in me
my Chickasaw blood blisters
from within...
I have lost my way

once, I saw you in a vision 
your long ebony hair blowing
riding the pinto pony covered
with the red painted hands...

you wore no moccasins
only your leather garment
no saddle for your horse...

the horse's mane, your reins
the weapon you carried
sought a mark to enter

I wanted to travel with you
to ride far into the hills and hide
live alongside you in the old ways

my dreams come in ripples
through my mind’s eye
Indian woman, I yearn for you
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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U.D Palawon  Avatar
August 5, 2017 at 12:00 AM
A beautiful tribute to the warrior Indian woman which remind me of those who stood to fight in history but so are all women around the world exhibiting a power unknown in times of need and history is witness to it. Well done. GL :) Regs Sunita
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