Above the Tree Line
...Somewhere West of where he was,
and East of where he’d been
The mountains called their distant cry,
a pleading heard within
The alpine air, the red-tailed hawk,
their spirits hail his name
To ...
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Categories:
chief joseph, mountains,
Form: Rhyme
My Heart Is Sick and Sad
...Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, born at the close,
defeat your only destiny.
Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain, sometimes the strong
are chosen to fight the hopeless wars.
You began to lose before yo...
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Categories:
chief joseph,
Form: Elegy
Sadness Is a Visable Spoken Word
..."Oh, hear me chiefs, for I am tired and with a sick and sad heart, and from where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever!" - Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce
The time in which these words w...
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Categories:
chief joseph, allegory, day, history, perspective,
Form: Prose Poetry
Oliver O. Howard " the Christian General "
...Respect in uniform
A man with respect
Major Oliver O. Howard
One of the US Armies best
A courageous soldier
With an order to follow
Dis-quell the Indian Wars
So there be peace tomorrow
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Categories:
chief joseph, cowboy-western, family, history, native
Form: Rhyme
I Will Fight No More Forever
...A failed American promise,
Of freedom filled with hope.
To return to his homeland,
Was the center of his scope.
A peaceful Idaho Nation,
Signed a treaty with the U.S.
Being sent to a re...
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Categories:
chief joseph, history, native american
Form: Ekphrasis