Sunlite Wanter Poet Free verse

Prairie Women

Prairie Women

I love the road-map faces of Prairie Women,
Piercing, knowing eyes looking far away,
Sinewy strength 'neath calico dresses,
Did they hope beyond - to us someday?

So tanned and competent to fill in the blanks 
When someone became sick or some man would fall,
They could toss themselves on a horse's back,
Ride fearless to a neighbor's child's call.

Then after holding man or child with fever,
Cook brown biscuits and drive cows' hay carts.
Put on a black church dress, hair in a bun,
Sing faith with strong and noble hearts.

Love was action, nor pretty words,
Rough hands smoothed many a brow
They didn't live long, but lived so well,
I love the road-map faces of Prairie Women.

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Dennis Spilchuk June 4, 2019 at 9:13 PM Strong praise for prairie women. Wonderful write & enjoyable read. Sunlite Wanter June 5, 2019 at 9:44 AM Thank you so very much.

Kathleen Kroll December 18, 2016 at 1:03 PM A wonderful write. It is such a knowing tribute to pioneer women. I love the first line phrase of road-map faces of Pioneer Women and the remainder of the poem expands this so well. Kathy

Sharon Gulley September 7, 2016 at 12:15 PM Just returning and reading once more and I loved it even more the second time around. A (7) for me and a Fav. : ) Sharon Sunlite Wanter September 8, 2016 at 9:32 AM I really do appreciate your two comments, Sharon! I had such women before me.

Sharon Gulley September 7, 2016 at 12:13 PM A beautiful tribute to the women of yesterday. I love this heartfelt warm write Sunlit, it touches my imagination of the old west and my heart. Wide Open Spaces. Sharon : ) Hugs

Becca Teagan August 10, 2016 at 12:38 AM awesome write! I think you've describe this well.

Gerald Kithinji August 7, 2016 at 11:10 AM Love was action, not petty words...

Cheryl Hoffman August 6, 2016 at 8:49 PM Yes they were the brave salt of the earth! Great poem!:)

Vladislav Raven August 6, 2016 at 8:48 PM Hi Sunlite, an excellent write for the women of the past. Your words describe them so well. A hard life and it would take a special woman to live it. I always love looking back in history, always interested in how people lived. Your words held my attention from the beginning to the end. This has to be a seven Sunlite. Hugs....Mike. XX

Chris Hagy August 6, 2016 at 7:28 PM Beautiful tribute to the strong women of yesteryear:)

Mike Hauser August 6, 2016 at 5:53 PM This is very good!