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Ishi Poems - Poems about Ishi


unfinished journey

...The destination to my odeyssey 
 A train I'll never catch 
A journey never fulfilled 
Shall I commence anew? 
Shall i let it fade away? 

Will I ever find a train again?
 A chance to forget th...
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Categories: ishi, 10th grade, lost love,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIshi-- Last of a Tribe

...He emerged from gold lands, far and near,

only skin and bones, and windswept loam.

He forged through thistles, confusion and fear,

wore a river on his back, and a cloak of home

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Categories: ishi, history, native american, people,
Form: Blank verse



Premium MemberCritical Mass

...It takes a critical mass
to keep a culture alive,
I once heard someone say.
Ishi was the last of his tribe
and whole civilizations
have come and gone.
The tipping point comes
when you lose you...
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Categories: ishi, history, introspection, loss, political,
Form: Free verse

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