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Native American Poems | Examples of Native American Poetry

Native American Poems - Examples of all types of native american poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for native american.
Premium Member bony moon
bare bleached bones shining vapored vision of verglas ~ horned owl screeches surge (February Full Moon – Cherokee) ...Read the rest...
Categories: native american, animal, bird, environment, moon,
Form: Haiku
Wangari Maathai’s Final Warning
I planted trees, but you set forests on fire. I healed the earth, but you poisoned the rivers. I told you, again and again, that the land is not yours to wound— but you carve its flesh with greed. How...Read the rest...
Categories: native american, anger, deep, earth, earth
Form: Free verse



Premium Member WAS THERE EVER A TIME?
An old couple seated on a park bench…lamenting the trouble the world is in… wondered if there was ever a time when the hierarchy of human values was not based on the color of one’s skin. A time...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme

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Premium Member Fawn is her Spirit Animal
At day break, Commanche maiden wanders to the river Solemn silence greets her, then a tiny flick in the water Brother catfish, she guesses, Movement to the west She turns and meets the eyes of a fawn The creature is...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Little Wolf Meets Little Wolf
Little Wolf met her namesake this week at Apache festival with her brother. They were together all week, running from one booth to another Can we keep him? She asked her father, a chief and her mother. I...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Hope this was Okay
Warmth in a wigwam on a December afternoon. The sun was going down, but it was cozy and hot inside. my invited dinner guests would be here soon, so, I began organizing things I wanted to eliminate or...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Do You Share your Spirit Animal
Little Bear was watched over carefully by her bear spirit animal She did not always see her, but she felt the bond and communication When she was scared or upset, the grizzly bear showed up in spirit To...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, native american, spiritual,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member STRONG, CONFIDENT AND WISE
From our connection with Native Nations… the first people to walk this land… comes three bits of wisdom that have to do with the way we stand…. The first one sets the tone: May we be be strong...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member POWWOW
Today I celebrate the Powwow…if you’ve ever seen one you’d find it not only beautiful but informative and entrancing…. It’s the Native Nations’ ceremony of feasting, singing and dancing, It’s a time to come together…to let one’s heart...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Buffalo Woman
Buffalo woman knew the value of life She understood the beauty of the mountains Anticipated the ebbing of the night skies She appreciated the sprinkling sound of autumn leaves Buffalo was her power animal She was fierce, determined, resolute and...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member she who likes animals
She was a proud Osage who loved her tribe, her family and her skunk. He had adopted her when he was a baby; he loved her so…. Will he spray me? Potential suiters asked, a bit afraid...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, native american,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Displaced--The Trail of Tears
As rain falls hard and soaks the ground and thunder roars its mighty sound, so tears of the displaced may fall, our cries bespeaking dearth and pall. The Deep South tribes of long ago were forced to forge a trail...Read the rest...
Categories: history, native american,
Form: Kyrielle
Premium Member WALK IN BEAUTY
If we look for indigenous wisdom we will find it everywhere we go… Today I’m grateful I’ve found it in the wisdom of the Navajo With beauty before me I walk With beauty behind me I walk With beauty beneath I walk With beauty above...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, native american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member SEVEN GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS
It’s ironic isn't it…how even though we tried to destroy indigenous cultures and replace them with our own. how even though we no longer want this history to be known… How in spite of all this and...Read the rest...
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member freeze up moon 2
a solemn whiteness blankets the arctic muskox ~ luxe qivuet duvet (January Full Moon – Algonquin)...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, moon, native american,
Form: Haiku

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