Heritage wind

by Spartacus2012Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Oct 2014 648 Views 10 comments

Heritage wind

Author: Spartacus2012

Blow Choctaw wind
I hear the voice above
the voice of thunder
from behind the black clouds...

I hear the voice from below
the stampede of the buffalo
the tune of the crickets
from among the green plants...

So be it
mother gaia
where life begins
the cedar, oak, pine and the willow..

I am from the south
the land down below
where the turtle is silent
my grandfather's strung their bow...

I call for freedom
to the end of the land
the Seminole, Comanche, all bands
I call for the Four Sacred Winds...

Meet me at the rainbow stairs
follow the trail of song and sand
from where my father's came
out of the sky-land...

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Posted: Oct 2014

About this poem:

Happy Sunday! A write about heritage and being from the deep south..My Native American descent (Choctaw)..I'm of Irish and Choctaw descent...Thank you!

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Comments (10)

beautifulyouNew York, USAOct 12, 2014

that must be an amazing experience to have such ancestry within your life blood

Thanks for sharing this with us ken

WILDANDREADYMiami, Florida USAOct 12, 2014

AROUSING ALL THE TRIBES EH! LET ME RIDE TO THE LITTLE BIG HORN, TO WARN, CUSTER! HOW! GOOD WRITE!

TRAVIS

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAOct 12, 2014

Thank you for the lovely visit B.Y.!

Ken

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAOct 12, 2014

Thanks for stopping by Travis..Much appreciated!

Ken

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoOct 12, 2014

Good write Ken. A delightful read. Enjoyed the history.

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAOct 12, 2014

Thank you poet buddy..Hope all is well....

Regards,

Ken

cafetwo2010Harford county, Maryland USAOct 13, 2014

Beautiful tribute bro. I love the artwork and the whole flavor of
your poem.
Cafe

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAOct 13, 2014

Thank you brother Cafe..Greetings from southern Mississippi!

Ken

SCatlynBrecon, South Glamorgan, Wales UKOct 13, 2014

Love this poem, Ken!

As Cafe said, the whole feel of it... and I can tell you're from the south in the descriptions of the various trees(I'm extremely allergic to those cedars-lol), and the turtles - lots in Okla. where I lived many years, though it's not considered the South - I lived in Moore(land of tornado alley), and just miles from Choctaw, Okla. I believe Oklahoma means red dirt -which it has tons of.
Many friends there also, who have Indian blood - mostly Cherokee and Comanche.
(Elvis Presley-from the deep South of Mississippi-was Irish/Cherokee heritage).

Aww... beautiful lines - 'Meet me at the rainbow stairs
follow the trail of song and sand'

Cat

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAOct 13, 2014

Thank you Cat for the visit!..Yes Elvis was born in Tupelo, north of me here in Mississippi..

Ken