Long Wakan Poems
Long Wakan Poems. Below are the most popular long Wakan by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Wakan poems by poem length and keyword.
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 a war bonnet, with his hair flowing in the wind,
And...
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Categories:
wakan, america, education, history, native american, tribute, usa,
Form:
Verse
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 majestically
With an army of golden spears
Aimed at desert’s sandy heart
The...
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Categories:
wakan, death, life, loss, sad,
Form:
I do not know?
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.
When we died no one cried .
We live like there's...
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Categories:
wakan, addiction, dark, death, depression, sorrow, suicide,
Form:
Free 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 the stories they've told
we must never forget, or sunder the...
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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 the stories they've told
we must never forget, or sunder the...
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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 drum beat has found me,
reaching into this moment beyond glory and fame
As ‘Wana Hin Gle,’ my spirit has wandered,
as...
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Categories:
wakan, 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 drumbeat has found me,
reaching into this moment beyond glory and fame
As ‘Wana Hin Gle,’ my spirit has wandered,
as ‘Wana...
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Categories:
wakan, native american, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
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 ceremony has begun
as the sun set calm Westward
Incessant whispers...
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Categories:
wakan, dream, native american,
Form:
Narrative
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 into this moment beyond glory and fame
As ‘Wana Hin Gle,’...
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Categories:
wakan, mythology, native american, prayer,
Form:
Rhyme
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 of answer.
It had come in bits and pieces
of Ojibwa legend...
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Categories:
wakan, native americanme, me, , western,
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 Grounds.
Hundreds of miles, she walks,
holding in her arms,...
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Categories:
wakan, truth,
Form:
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 pride to your ancestry.
And in the name of all that's...
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Categories:
wakan, environment, hero, leadership, native american, pride, rights,
Form:
I do not know?
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 carries
in its talons
the Silver Seed of all mankind
A seed that...
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Categories:
wakan, death, life,
Form:
Free 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 Great Divide off to...
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Categories:
wakan, love, , western,
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 Pass,
Cooke City just below
The Great Divide off to my left,
the glaciers ringed with snow
I...
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Categories:
wakan, dance, freedom, native american, , western,
Form:
Rhyme
One Last DanceMy heart stays in Wyoming
but Montana calls my name
My spurs and bits ‘a jingling’
as my soul goes north again
Cody up through Beartooth Pass
Cooke City just below
The Great Divide off to my left
the glaciers ringed with...
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Categories:
wakan, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme