Kim Rodrigues Poet Rhyme

The Etowah Indians

Half-Eleven Form Contest/Nina Parmenter

THE ETOWAH INDIANS

The Etowah indians, tribe of redskins,
trading their buckskins.

Mississippian mounds base of temple grounds —
history astounds.

Spaniards kick dust, sitting high on each horse,
with winds changing course.

Silver helmets and harquebuses - tribe stared —
the thunderclap scared!

The Etowah Indians tribe of redskins
leave Georgia with wins
and young “bucks” with grins.

10/28/2018

harquebus - type of gun that sounded like thunder
young buck - a young person, child

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Gregory Richard Barden November 3, 2018 at 1:08 AM I adore everything Native American, Kim, and this is excellent, (I have a childhood friend who is Abenaki - Algonquin) ... I have been writing articles for years trying to advocate for a national holiday. Really enjoyed this! (I have a few NA poems, but I think you might like one especially, called "Ancient Embers", here's link: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/ancient_embers_1065002 - thanks for sharing this gem! :-) <3 Kim Rodrigues November 3, 2018 at 6:02 AM I will check it out! Thank you!

M. L. Kiser October 29, 2018 at 9:23 AM Oh I love this; excellently done. Those mounds are a history lesson, indeed. Kim Rodrigues October 29, 2018 at 9:30 AM I still need to visit them! More intrigued now that I received a lesson at a cowboy festival this past weekend!

Caren Krutsinger October 28, 2018 at 11:21 PM A history lesson, and a terrific poem. Good luck in the contest. Kim Rodrigues October 29, 2018 at 6:51 AM Thank you, Caren :)

Lindsay Laurie October 28, 2018 at 7:54 PM G'day Kim ... interesting poem for me. I've never heard of this tribe - thank you - Lindsay Kim Rodrigues October 29, 2018 at 6:51 AM Thank you, Lindsay!