Best Wakan Poems
Below are the all-time best Wakan poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of wakan poems written by PoetrySoup members
Ojibwa-A New ShamanThe days moved slowly, but did pass.
He had spent the last three dreaming
of his mentor Wakan Tanka.
Calling him from Han in darkness,
waiting for his sign...
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Categories:
wakan, native americanme, me, ,
Form:
Free verse
The Respect You DeserveThe Respect You Deserve
Standing Rock Reservation
Proud Warrior Nation!
In the spirit of Crazy Horse
Against a militant force.
You shine for all the world to see,
Bringing...
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Categories:
wakan, environment, hero, leadership, native
Form:
I do not know?
The Ultimate Gift - Lakota Nation_____________________________________
The black mesa yield
of goodness, peacefulness
and gifts of knowledge abound
With a building rhythm upon stretched elk hide
the ominous drum beat plays loud
a...
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Categories:
wakan, dream, native american,
Form:
Narrative
Nagi TankaThe following is a tribute to all Native Americans. Please check the footnotes for
unfamiliar words.
A lonely man riding a tashunke
Toward the anapo
Where the yellow-gowned prince
Rises...
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Categories:
wakan, death, life, loss, sad,
Form:
I do not know?
A Lakota Mothers Prayer‘Wana Hin Gle’ the Lakota call me,
‘Wana Hin Gle’ my given name
‘He Who Happens Now,’ the drum beat has found me,
reaching...
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Categories:
wakan, mythology, native american, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
One Last DanceMy heart stays in Wyoming,
as Montana calls my name
My spurs and bits ‘a jingling’
my soul goes north again
Cody up through Beartooth...
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Categories:
wakan, love, , western,
Form:
Rhyme
Crazy Horse MonumentCrazy Horse Monument
Up there! On the Black Hills Mountain, 1
A work in progress sculptured in granite,
Of a stern faced warrior, strong and determined, 2
Unadorned in...
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Categories:
wakan, america, education, history, native
Form:
Verse
Treasurethese are the words of a seeker of light
a believer in the knowledge of old
through our fathers we reach a new height
from their lives, and...
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Categories:
wakan, epicgod, god, river,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Treasurethese are the words of a seeker of light
a believer in the knowledge of old
through our fathers we reach a new height
from their lives, and...
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Categories:
wakan, philosophygod, god, river,
Form:
Prose Poetry
A Lakota Mother's Prayer‘Wana Hin Gle’ the Lakota call me,
‘Wana Hin Gle’ my given name
‘He Who Happens Now,’ the drumbeat has found me,
reaching into this moment beyond glory...
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Categories:
wakan, native american, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
A Lakota Mother's Prayer‘Wana Hin Gle’ the Lakota call me,
‘Wana Hin Gle’ my given name
‘He Who Happens Now,’ the drum beat has found me,
reaching into this moment beyond...
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Categories:
wakan, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
And Then He DiedNow in our lives we forget about the love we felt and remember the hurt we gave.
In our lives we die a thousand times.
...
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Categories:
wakan, addiction, dark, death, depression,
Form:
Free verse
The Song of AnguishYoung Hania carries her tiny baby.
Her Nation was forced to relocate.
They had to disassemble their warm Wigwams
and walk away from their Sacred...
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Categories:
wakan, truth,
Form:
Verse
One Last DanceMy heart stays in Wyoming,
as Montana calls my name
My spurs and bits ‘a jingling’
my soul goes north again
Cody up through Beartooth Pass,
Cooke City just below
The...
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Categories:
wakan, dance, freedom, native american,
Form:
Rhyme
Passing BeyondI’m going to watch you die…
but before I do
I will foretell your story
The story of the White Bird
The Great Mystery
and the Silver Seed
The White Bird...
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Categories:
wakan, death, life,
Form:
Free verse