Long Teepee Poems

A cold and calculating problem
I see
is finding resonantly warm motivation
for resilient employment
by following mere capital short-term acquisition norms
for sacred vocational gravitas,
and maybe a smidge of gratitude--
where "smidge" is warmly defined
as the opposite of cold hegemony.

Back...

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III.
“Eagle Vision says since his own son died
he’s felt a hollow no raiding can fill,
that men should be fathers, pass their wisdom
to adopt you as his own is his will.

“From this day forth you’ll be...

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Charlexes Fabels
Gardenor
A Mexican sweat is just a teepee with a fire made hotter and a rock placed where 
you can pour the water on the hot rock to make some steam come up and they...

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I cannot read small labels, my eyes don’t see so well
The labels on my spices: a culinary hell.

I came up with a system; it’s pretty hard to beat,
‘Cuz most of what I cooked before was...

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There was a Red Indian Chief 
his name was Raging Waters
he lived a pleasant life
surrounded by his four wives

They took care of all his needs
gave him strong sons and daughters
he ruled mainly in peace not...

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Long before the white man came 
to the Black Hills of South Dokota,
in a teepee made of buffalo skin
lived a young Sioux warrior called Akecheta;
he hunted with a hawk that spotted the slowest
horse, his friends...

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One hot August afternoon, in the hills behind our home,
I chanced upon what seemed a trail I felt inclined to roam.

I walked it quite a while until, deep within the wood,
I chanced upon a clearing...

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Im Building my own teepee made from straw Logz 
I try n keep up with my cats but how can I when I cant even trust my own dogz 
I know I have a hard...

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When life brings its mischief,
Turn it to a masterpiece.
Like the old saying,
“When life brings you lemons,
Make lemonade
 or add the lemons to,
Your sugary sweet Kool-Aid.”

Mischievous beings,
Are miserable creatures,
Who want to alter,
Your beautiful features.
Motivation is the...

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I was renowned as Chief Buffalo Chips, a great leader of many tribes.
I was given that pathetic name by my father resulting in a heap of gibes.
But with a name like his, Chief Tater Chips,...

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Light travels faster than sound... that's why

Some appear bright till they speak

I'm sure we've all met some people like this

They're not all totally unique

The main reason Santa is always so jolly

He knows where the bad...

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Cherokee chamber,
where a pow wow stampeedes preconceptions of inheritence,
from Her beaded neck charms of chance & chains of change
glisten from opulent offerings of roots, corn & lavender ablaze
on an alter of unworked stone mantled with...

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Cherub's unfurled fingers faithfully extend to his fallow fringe 
   hung from a chest made firm by suede, sweat and rain.

   Chernobyl blue irises mimic April '86 radiation, 
  ...

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9/8/16


Are you a Mac user or PC?

Do you prefer Justin's or Reese's?

A few times, I saw the movie "E.T."
And I once slept in a teepee

Shouldn't be sleazy
Or greedy

Got to get after it daily, weekly
Monthly and...

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Irish, Cherokee and Aries...
Well they say look out he's
On the war path again
I dare you to dare me to see
Who can out drink who when
It comes to whiskey, I dare 
You to dare me to...

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Amid 240 units of toil
Reigns my Connie
Where she walks
Is blessed soil

California sun
To match her hair,
No nature's beauty
Could compare

Sitting at a table,
With her friend Denise,
Mulling over a
Possible lease...
To an Indian
named Cochise...

Will he pay in wampum
Or scalps...

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What Shall We Do?

Shall we start with wine and women eating cheese?
Are there grapes in the forest?  Will our children use there knees?

Shall we fall from clouds and eat from a pan?
Are there apples...

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In my great room I relax 
Staring at my surroundings
The lighten curio shelters 
Trinkets of horses and dolphins 
Atop the curio 
A Brazilian lady of porcelain 
Sitting shirtless, her head rests in her palm 
Beside...

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I’ve built a house of mud and stick
I could see it did the trick
And built a home of stick and straw
You can’t believe what I just saw
Put up a home of straw and concrete
Did it...

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She waits crosslegged 
in the smokey dawn
his scent is in her hair
leather cords with feathers fly
in the gentle breeze
where she waits just outside the 
last teepee.
  She can't remember when he left
he didn't say...

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[This is the poem that made me think ‘Hmmm… Sixgun Sid?’
Which led to a plethora of (at least one) ‘adventures’]

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What if God isn't a he or a she but a he she
eating quiche in a teepee with a toupee 
in the company of a grumpy hippy
seeking to unleash a fart storm our way

solar gusts...

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She was a wise woman, a natural being, a female shaman
Her magical ways were known by most, especially the Lakota
We came to her for truth, guidance, spiritual wisdom.
The men revered her as much as the...

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Sky Father is angry this spring
Across the street, back and forth
Brother squirrel races
To fallen friends, unfortunate
In their travels
My tomato friends patiently
Wait, shelf-bound, at home depot

June 7th...

Finally, a break!
Stakes shived weeks ago
Hear me coming!
Welcoming their heirloom...

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He gave thanks to The Great Spirit
Appreciating the cool waters of the streams
Excited for daily food that wanders into his path
Eager to begin a new journey with his love match

She watches from the teepee,
Admiring his...

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