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Native Memories : Native American Poetry

written by Poet : Codger


Native Memories

 

The sounds of our people

The songs and the chants

The laughter of children

Echoed through our camps

 

So close to nature

The feel of the earth

The smell of wood smoke

Each day like a new birth

 

Sitting in circles

The way of our past

Trading stories of old

Time goes so fast

 

We learned from all creatures

All things were alive

Giving honor to all

To that we did strive

 

The knife and the club

The arrow and bow

The ways of our horses

These we did know

 

The sound of the wind

Whispering in tall grass

These are now echoes

Of a time long past

 

Those days long gone

A history almost lost

Memories have faded

At such a high cost

 

How I long for those days

As my time draws near

But I go with a song

I go without fear

 

Drums in the distance

Songs I can hear

The sounds of our people

So soft on my ear

 

Wrapped in fine robes

Mother Earth waiting near

The Creator is calling

My time finally here

Originally Posted On Site: 2009-05-28 03:02:28
Last Login: 03.02.10


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