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American Indian Poems - Poems about American Indian

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Premium Member Awakening to the Red Road: An Ecopoetic Odyssey 'Part 6 of 6'
Sacred Earths Tiny Dancer Arise, My Beloved! I say, Arise, My Love! For you are a Sacred Dancer In the Great Spirit's grand and glorious ceremony— A hallowed space where Ancient mountains spirited stories in stone. Valleys cradle the songs of...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, earth, environment, native american,
Form: Free verse
The American Indian
The American Indians have a story to tell and a way of life that history knows so well. For many years, the great tribes stretched across the land. Raising their families from nature’s own hand. ...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, appreciation, beauty, history,
Form: Rhyme



Native Americans
They where hunter gatherers at one with the land, They thanked mother earth with song and dance, Occasionally another tribe would raid and kill, Years they lived on the land with customs and traditions The head was the chief...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, betrayal, culture, freedom, native
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Why Are There So Many Fake Cherokees
Erasure Poem So many fake Indians these days Elizabeth Warren is one And according to my DNA results I am too But my grand-parents spoke Cherokee my mom claims And they disappeared into the hills She claims Is the DNA test...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, appreciation, introspection,
Form: Concrete
Premium Member Yearly Assault On the Grasslands
Grasslands felt them a week early, Knew they were coming, Heard them from many days off. Not in a hearing way, more of a spiritual knowing. Grasslands had keen eyes, and strong feelings, And a magnificent vibration sensation, that...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Personification



Premium Member Rainbow Cloud Blesses Hunt
Foretelling nacreous cloud In the midday sky Mother-of-pearl Beautifully priceless Mother of Game smiled Rainbow cloud sent by the ancestors Announcing spirit would send animals To the men tomorrow A successful hunt First rainbow cloud she had ever seen Foretold by Wise Woman Bringing joy to...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, america, celebration, dance, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member American Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows and Howling Wolf
American Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows And Howling Wolf Thirsty for red moon, its sacred beams and eternal pull howling-out to speak to this dark and blind world, without fear; Your echoes enter, soulful bones of insightful red man birthing growing...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, art, conflict, death, history,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Speaking With Little Bear
As I watch the smoke form itself upward, away from the fire, I clearly see myself as a Native American, and this smoke as a signal. This must be how we leave our bodies, I say to...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
My American Indian Name
Sits at house and plays with mouse......Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, humor,
Form: Light Verse
North American Indian - Contest
Native American people had a set rule of living The men hunted and protected The women, cook, child mind and made clothing To maintain both was an accomplishment. The man when it's time to forage for food Got ready...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, history, , cute,
Form: Verse
Song of My People - American Indian Lore
To the roof of the world… the mighty eagle flies Silently watching the Earth down below Flying mile after mile, day after day Their solemn spirits soaring in Heavenly skies From all the forests, from all of the plains From...Read the rest...
Categories: american indian, inspirational, life, native american,
Form: Epic

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry