Winter Native American Poems
These Winter Native American poems are examples of Native American poems about Winter. These are the best examples of Native American Winter poems written by international poets.
freeze up moon
sterile white snowflakes
coldness covers the still night ~
snow wolf fluffs its tail
(January Full Moon – Algonquin)...
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native american, animal, environment, moon, native
Please Don't Kill My WolvesKings and queens of the timberland,
their pups learning their royal birthright,
running, running in freedom's natural gift,
as the winter ochre moon rises above
the ridge,
the pack howling...
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native american, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Epigrams IvEPIGRAMS IV
Improve yourself by others' writings, attaining freely what they purchased at the expense of experience.
—Socrates, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I didn’t mean to...
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native american, fun, joy, life, love,
Rise At the Sunlit MoonI must travel Eastward
hands among the village people rise at a sunlit moon
along the Soceye river
flourishing fish gather deep
Winter snow melt still brings
a rise to...
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native american, nature, spiritual,
Naked TreesNaked Trees
Fall becomes Winter
Naked Trees fill the yard with decaying brown leaves
Hanging on to a few who refuse to leave the safety of their branches
Leaves...
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native american, america, autumn, culture, education,
Frost Exploding Trees Moonrime winter revenge
invasion with consequence ~
quaking trees tremble
(December Full Moon – Cree)...
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environment, moon, native american,
A Mountain Man's Tale, Part VV.
She knew he was right, and had little choice,
winter had set in, travel was hard,
but Reid had killed elk, frozen meat to spare,
the ponds he...
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native american, adventure, family, history, loss,
A Mountain Man's Tale, Part IiiIII.
“Eagle Vision says since his own son died
he’s felt a hollow no raiding can fill,
that men should be fathers, pass their wisdom
to adopt you as...
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native american, adventure, family, history, loss,
Massacre At William Henry, Part IYoung Ned was only sixteen years old when
they called for the militia to come again,
having warred with the French for three years now,
and raids had...
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native american, america, conflict, courage, history,
On the HillOn the hill, a mother
is desperate to nurse babies
who have gone still and silent,
with milk they'll never take
She knows they are not sleeping...
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native american, animal, bereavement, birth, child,
The Last Winter of the Ghost RoadThe death winter came and was cold
With white on the purple mountain
The Tiwahe’, the Standing Rock People
Begged for warm fires from Iktinie the Sun Spirit
Our...
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native american, courage, culture, death, endurance,
Let Me Share the Winds Flight TodayLet Me Share the Winds Flight Today
Let me share the winds flight today
Moving to and fro knowing no boundaries
Lifting the fall leaves in a beautiful...
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native american, bible, how i feel,
long night moon
cold moon horizon
omniscient orb delays dawn ~
snowshoe hare shivers
(December Full Moon – Mohican)...
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native american, animal, imagery, moon, native
A Historic EventIn the heart of my heart
I cry for you
in the harbor of my despair
I feel your emptiness
a land once yours was lost
stolen by men whose...
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native american, betrayal, conflict, death, native
Mayan Poetry TranslationsMayan Poetry Translations
The Receiving of the Flower
excerpt from a Mayan love poem
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Let us sing overflowing with joy
as we observe the...
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native american, america, happiness, love, marriage,