Native American Poems | Examples of Native American Poetry

"Awakening to the Red Road: An Ecopoetic Odyssey" I. Anthropocentric Dissonance - Daniel Henry Rodgers Within ancient woodlands, where echoes rumble, We hush the murmuring trees — for fleeting gains: Humans, self-appointed sovereigns, decree What flourishes, what withers, evolving into a species Whose...Read the rest...

Willow Feather sent up the signal expecting the Great Father to send the right help Other native Americans saw, but many did not know his language I wish my dad was still alive, he thought He would get the...Read the rest...

For My Children - Daniel Henry Rodgers As dawn's first blush ignites the eastern sky—a cool Caress of dew upon the breeze—and the birds' serenade Pierces the silence, their notes ascending high. The mist, like a spectral ballet, pirouettes, twirling In the...Read the rest...

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buds begin to leaf begging for bucolic growth ~ flora in full dress (May Full Moon – Cree)...Read the rest...

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 in Wisconsin on Menominee Indian Reservation....Read the rest...

Hika Bay Silent hawks appear outside our window two,then four,now six form a floating dimond A kettle of hawks roam high on ancient air sent by first peoples to remind us We dont own these wonders they belong to Hika Bay we are just the...Read the rest...

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 from the sky. Pouring as it comes, Faster and faster raindrops...Read the rest...

During 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 a bad mood. Little Bear picked up an egg, Grey Elk...Read the rest...

(with nudity optional) Not another effort from The Lefts bleating masses, but the sparkily aristocracy of cerebral-celebritys; their binary-duality sweeping earth-wise. I don't object to the subject necessarily. All Hell Breaks-Loose sometimes For Heaven's Sake...Read the rest...

Indian brave turned thirteen, it was his time in the woods He was to spend the night, blindfolded, listening to sounds A large animal came to keep him company, he knew not what But he felt its presence...Read the rest...

The rain that showered us all evening had stopped. although many drops were still clinging to the trees… As I walked a few of those drops fell down on me coaxed off their leaves by an early morning...Read the rest...

catostomidae a spiritual cleansing ~ sacrificial grace (April Full Moon – Anishinaabe)...Read the rest...

Only an Alchemist can master the mist at the flick of a wrist, but here's the twist... A White Witch can switch into a hag real fast and cast a spell that leads...Read the rest...

I dreamed of Johnny Cash last night, his music spoke to me, I said I thought that you were dead, but music lives said he, but music lives said he. From Folsom, to Fort Bend, for every soul behind bars, he asked...Read the rest...