Native American Prose Poems

our new puppy Beau will not go into my husband’s office
I think he senses spirits in there.
I sense my husband’s father
My husband senses Native American...

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The shipwreck had left Sam a bit delirious.
He had been floating in the ocean on a board for days.
The sky opened and he saw a...

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Totems are usually made of materials
Not constructed using real animals
But this totem was formed by living creatures
The fox was not at the top, weirdly enough

Being...

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White feather was warned Crow Squaw was insane
Crazy in the head, some said
Speaks tongues, think it’s from Father Sky
He had never met her before today
The...

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An energetic wedge of blue cranes doing mating dances
entered into Little Bear’s dream state without warning
Are they my totem? My spiritual advisors? My power animals?
He...

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John was invited to participate in the sweat lodge ceremony.
You may or may not experience your vision quest.
He had no preconceived ideas but enjoyed his...

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The medicine man looked into Little Eagle’s eyes.
You were misnamed, he told him.
You have the spirit of a cougar.
You should have been Little Cougar.

Little Eagle...

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I
Don't groan, I avoid hating -
Nazi Germany used 'National Socialist'
To give the lie to nationalism
And to God of all ethnoi, Jew and Gentile
But moans &...

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Doris was an unhappy girl; her stepfather was stern.
Her mother never stood up for her, no matter what.
She did not like herself when the Cherokees...

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The heavens shimmer 
as billowy linen-white gossamer clouds slip away, as soft blossoms open for the sun.

Mystical wings of Eden brush sunset colors; 
caress the...

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GERONIMO, FEARED APACHE WARRIOR, DEAD

Human Tiger, Merciless Slayer of Mexicans and Whites 
   
His Own Family Fought Government Efforts 
to Provide Medical Treatment

Fulfilled...

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Her full name was Labyrinthia Pennyweight Babineaux, but her closest friends called her Libby. She was of blended French, German, and Native American heritage. Her...

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Our children bought us DNA tests for Christmas.
Um, why would we want to do this?
What if we wanted to rob a bank or burglarize a...

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Say what you want to say,
I love this land
From sea to shining sea
Welcoming sinners and saints.

It wasn't the indigenous Indians turning their backs
It wasn't the...

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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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