Wild Rice Poems - Poems about Wild Rice

...Beneath the Wolf’s breath, rocks cradle my resting form. Wild rice sways, whispers— nature's soft secrets unfurl, beauty bathed in dawn's light. Note: Wild rice growing at mouth of Wolf River......Read the rest...

...lake-born brown wild rice dried flat by hot hardwood flame ~ canoe rests onshore (October Full Moon – Dakota)......Read the rest...

...An oddly-shaped Thanksgiving bird: quirky turkey What we call Grandma's mashed potatoes: dreamy creamy How she adds volume to the main side dish: fluf......Read the rest...

...If I ask you would you give me some time A brief moment shared in rhythm and rhyme I will not ask for any more than that Just the merest glimpse of sweet paradise Inhaling your sweet scent of civ......Read the rest...

...In our wigwams we hear tom-toms Like hearts beating out a greeting; Seasons in tune with thirteen moons. In the moon of red grass. Let the white man come. There is room enough for all. In t......Read the rest...

...Heaven’s Servant The grass of the earth The King of Heaven generously gave People to enjoy Kentucky Bluegrass nice lawn, nutritious hay, Timothy grass highly cultivated and seed easily harvested......Read the rest...

...Like a Grizzly bear looking intently from the rivers rocky crest I hunger for the first bite of succulent Alaska salmon Fresh caught in the mornings first glow ......Read the rest...

...4 fish scaled and cleaned ( medium fish) 1 & 1/2 cups of wild rice ( cooked) 1/4 cup of lime juice 1/2 cup of crabmeat 1/4 cup of dill (chopped) 1 Tablespoon of cayenne pepper 5 green onions ......Read the rest...

...Medium stuffed bell peppers All full of good eats Like wild rice dotted with corn Tomato paste and Onion smothered in Hot Swiss cheese Superb!......Read the rest...

...ole pushed canoe spilled grain next year’s crop Long Tooth June 20, 2016 Poet's notes: Among the American indian tribes who lived alongside the rivers, there is a tradition of harvesting the "wild rice" that grows in the meanders of the river where the water moves more slowly. You gently push your canoe into the fields of wild rice, bend the rice over the side of your canoe and beat it li......Read the rest...

...The light breaks free from winter’s bone to cast its warmth; to life atone, to warm the dark; to thaw the chill, to synthesize through chlorophyll, a dormant seed to resurrect, and coax a soul......Read the rest...

...Chapter 12: Harvesting Wild Rice Sorry! I am having trouble writing this chapter due to the fact that my knowledge of this quite interesting, I think, annual local event is based on 1968 memories ......Read the rest...

...Chapter 13: Leaving the River Our leaving the river I think surprised us both, But the seeds were sown early in our preparations, And shared philosophy of following our bliss, Simply stated, th......Read the rest...

...Like a young girl, early river is inviting, Charms a plenty, but surprising secrets, We imagined potential rapids around every corner, A new born fawn and doe caught drinking, Whole families ......Read the rest...

...For several thousands of years you upheld the sacredness of Nature avoiding wanton destruction of plant and animal life taking only what you needed since their sacredness was just as important to y......Read the rest...