Hiawatha Poems - Poems about Hiawatha

Today we traveled from Bayfield, Wisconsin to Bark River, Michigan We are staying at a beautiful cabin by the lake…. The 200 mile drive went smoothly…except for one slight navigational mistake. We planned to stop at this 52 foot. statue of Hiawatha In Iron River…where…since 1964 he has stood. In my defense…not knowing Michigan it’s easy to mix up...

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The 90 year old Could no longer bend or even lean Over His brother’s grave Stands in the sun with his planted cane At his elbow Tells me He hears his brother speak from the grass “Bobby, where have you been all these years?” Dad turns to me Says when he was 13 And the Army telegram arrived at the house And his mother and father tore...

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The Cave I descended in the cavern, Through a passage, I descended, Deep and deeper, ever narrow, Ever further, ever darker. As I sat and turned my light off, Not a glimmer, not a flicker, Not a shine of distant lantern, Utter darkness, black and starless. Not a sound of beast or human, Not the plink of dripping water Nor the rustling of faint breezes – Utter...

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Riding bareback ‘cross the wide plains Brave Geronimo in his deep pain Makes his pathway, looking forward Never losing faith in fortune To the far off land Dakota Where he will seek for an answer To the question that pursues him: How and why and where he came from. Warrior, peace man, loving life Through this world’s unending strife Boldly, lonely, empty-hearted Seeking out the place...

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Peacemaker of the forgotten days. He fasted and suffered for the peaceful relations of all the people. “My poor children, listen to the word of wisdom, listen to the word of warning from the lips of Great Spirit, from the author of life”. Abandon your war-gear and you will enter the Sky World. God...

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