Lyric Native American Poems
These Lyric Native American poems are examples of Native American poems about Lyric. These are the best examples of Native American Lyric poems written by international poets.
Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeDuring the Civil War, money came late,
Indians starved, left to their fate.
Two braves came across a white farmer's food.
They were hungry and stressed and in...
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betrayal, courage, native american,
Country Music Is OnCOUNTRY MUSIC IS ON:
There we go,
Flashing all the fever from my bones.
Now I'm grown,
Smiling with beauty as supposed;
That inspires so,
Because it's something that I've proposed.
I...
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music, native american,
The Camping SagaSo relaxed, it makes me nervous
Your dutiful, unbridled service
You, traveling in a gypsy's circus
Of course, it all makes sense
We put up tents and take down...
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native american, adventure, environment, fishing, freedom,
Ill Suited For Madcap Twenty First Century WorldAghast at explosive industrialization/
urbanization once sacred wild woodland
whittled away overlain bumper crops
comprising trappings green lighted
supposedly signaling progress unwittingly
overrides avast enclave (teeming with
diverse flora and fauna...
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native american, 11th grade, 12th grade,
My Song To Wild Ramps"Inspiring them to seek more Light"
Zitkala-Sa ...Native American Activist
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native american,
Onward Christian SoldiersOnward Christian soldiers
Marching off to prayer
Making sure your wallets
no one at all will share
Onward then, ye Christians
as atheists help the poor
blend you prayers with hypocrisy
as...
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native american, betrayal, bible, child abuse,
We Are the Ghost Dance PoetsWe Are The Ghost Dance Poets
by David Lee Herring (The Powwow Poet)
We come together from near and far
Like wise men following...
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Categories:
dance, god, native american,
Chawanakee Rap With VideoGive them clear mountain lakes,
Kid-friendly swimming holes,
Rafts, canoes, and sailboats;...
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native american, america, father, fishing, native
Native AmericanLet them see,
Indigenous blood.
Overlook all madness
Let them see the partial son
Rise with pride, not sadness
If you gave,
My face their eyes,
A trait by shape,
And fashion,
Let them...
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native american, character, emotions, how i
Who Would Be ChiefBeaver beats the hare ...
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native american, animal, celebration, games, humor,
Rising From a Silky Golden SheathLook something is hiding within in winters cold down ...
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native american, beauty, butterfly, color, life,
Above the Jagged Heights
Above the jagged heights
Reaching in majestic love
The thundering drums
Echoing a mystic dream
Float above the sacred circle
In cleansing smoke plums
Spilling sacred songs
Upon the flowing river of...
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Categories:
love, native american, nature,
The Dry Bed of Old Birch CreekOn the dry bed of old Birch Creek lay bones
Of deer picked clean by buzzards these stones
Forged a path for a thousand dances of the...
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america, history, native american,
Unholy WatersUNHOLY WATERS
The shaman beats his drums
Summons spirits to come
Speaking in animal tongues
The Earth is in his songs.
He passes through the light
With his second sight
He searches...
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native american, philosophy, religion,
This Land Was Your LandThis Land Was Your Land (Cherokee Version of Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land)
This land was your land and now it's my land.
From the...
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native american, america, death, history, native