Inspirational Native American Poems

Clouds of grey hues,
Swim across the air above. 
A dove is flying high,
Racing to reach his nest below. 

You can feel the rain, 
Drizzling droplets...

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your labored breathing
called out to me
and in my soul I knew
what needed to be done

I reached for the drum
to summon the spirits
called out to ancestors
and...

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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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Yellow bright sunshine
Purple lily pads
Bright orange blossoms
Brown horses in the pasture
Green pastures over yonder
Red roses for my daughter rosey
Red fire truck toys for my son...

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Bright

A tiny seed and plain dirt. 
Water, sunshine, and faith.
Then… not quickly, not slowly…
but… at the right moment.
A delight to the eyes, 
and a magnificent...

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My heart is primed for the ritual
Candlelit ceremony a tribute to life
The smoke beckons my ancestors
Not sure how many lifetimes deep

Inhaling the sacred smoke
Slowly mindfully...

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Lakes Michigan and Huron are basically a single lake, 
Sometimes called Lake Michigan-Huron, combined doth make
Total area of 45,300 square miles (117,000 km2) 
Have the...

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O, Chief Spirit,
thank you for the harvest
that fills our granaries
to the brim.

Thank you for the blue sky
that fills our souls with dreams
and beauty.

Thank you for...

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Where have all my people gone, the Navaho, Lakota,
And the Sioux,
Choking for a breath of life's sustaining air,
Smothered beneath the white man's blanket.
The beating heart...

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It is the craving never satisfied, the malformation
Of gluttonous starvation, the disfigured beast of emaciation.
Hell's spiritually depraved wind walker, feasting on the
Lingering slowing pulse of...

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Screaming Elk scattered
The stars in the sky.

Little Bear taught the
Weeping willow how to
Cry.

Two Moons showed
The clouds how to
Cover up a clear Blue sky.

Ten Bears ...

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May your moccassins make happy
foot-steps along the lonely snow.

May peace dwell in your heart,
as you embark in the journey of life.

May the White Eagle guide...

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If all mankind's wishes, would join forces
Earths people would have no evil to fear
Children wouldn't live or learn of hunger
because all newborn babies would thrive
But,...

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My true love gave me a rose rock today
It came from stone gardens 
Down Noble way
Begging their beauties pardon
They had so much to say.

Long ago...

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I’m the whispering voice of legacies long sense past, the overseer
Of generations traveling with broken wings of tribal tradition,
A vanquished chieftain, whom sheds his sacred...

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