Brother Native American Poems

I wonder how different our world would be if throughout our history
we saw everyone as our sister and our brother….
If we realized how much we...

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1.The dogma of atheist does not contain any stance
(positive nor negative)about any form of incest.
about pig eating,about swine soup,about fried frogs,
about consensual gaang baang etcetera.
2.Moreover,most...

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taking direction from mother earth and father sky
confident native chiefs ponder their next move,
not understanding those who think land can be owned
they have always shared...

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‘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...

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Ruler of the Cataracts-Maiden of the Mist

The thundering waters of the Niagara.
Voice of the mighty spirits of the water.
The natives believed and yearly sacrificed
a white...

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One ethereal night Wolf Woman was wakened by Father Moon
I have a task he told her, turn your sculptured face to the stars.
She understood the...

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One ethereal night Wolf Woman was wakened by Father Moon
I have a task he told her, turn your sculptured face to the stars.
She understood the...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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The great spirits began to dance their thanksgiving song
Grandmother Forest watched with pride and thoughtfulness
Auntie Running Bear had formed Brother Fire, and was seeking
Truth from...

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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,...

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We are a proud people, but not stuck up.
We share what we have, and make do with what we don’t.
Grandma Sun wakes us every morning
We...

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The daddy’s eyes popped wide; he started to jump up.
His wife, a shaman’s daughter, lifted a finger to stop him.
It is okay, she whispered. Watch.
Sister...

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the drums were silent
first time in many moons
little bear woke with a start
harvest moon winked
brother stars giggled
laughing brook gurgled
a movement in the bushes
little bear listened...

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Blue Sky

Rocks.
Deep in the ground. 
Pulled from the darkness
by the sweat of brave men, 
ever challenging the black. 

Holes in the ground that hold the...

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Your Shoes

Are the wrong size. 
I never liked how they looked, but I was silent.
You made me that way, for a long time.
Not forever.

All grown...

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