What Hope Endures
by * * Starman * *
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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All men were created equal, created from the same molds. My story lies buried here with me, with only this poem to be told. |
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Travis Porter they call me that’s all,
Indian artifacts I’ve bought and sold,
Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned,
A well read red-man lies here cold.
What endured no one knows,
A holy man there once stood,
Now his bones came to rest,
In a piney box made of wood.
In 1864 that jury voted him guilty,
Hunged this Apache from a tree,
The voters rejected Abe Lincoln,
Proved all God’s chillins ain’t free.
A shadow is coming over me,
Sacrifice not tears nor breath,
Cold creeping my soul a’chill,
Freedom’s found in my death.
Is Christ just a name in the book?
Are my sins cast away from me?
As far as the East is from West,
Nailed up with him onto the tree.
See! Poor Apaches I never knew,
Now hear a tom-tom’s drummer,
Yonder Indian hand plays for me,
Unbeknownst my distant brother.
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| Reviewed by Lois Christensen |
6/28/2012 |
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A good campfire tale for this summer, i must print it out, my little 6 year old friend loves to tell camp fire stories.......we were camping 2 weeks ago and took turns.
Terrific write.....love it.
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| Reviewed by jude forese |
6/3/2012 |
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| intriguing motif ... stimulating exercise in metaphysics, philosophy and history ... |
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| Reviewed by Carolyn Red Bear (The Bear Paw) |
5/31/2012 |
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Rockie, You are guided by the ancestors, Rockie, they are calling out to your apache soul. Love this deep insightful you. =))
In Spirit,
Bear |
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| Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart |
5/30/2012 |
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| Deeply touching and thank you for bringing to mind the devastation of a proud people. |
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| Reviewed by Ronald Hull |
5/26/2012 |
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The poem has a very haunting and telltale tone. As if Geronimo is waiting to save him.
Ron |
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| Reviewed by Amber Moonstone |
5/25/2012 |
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A sad but very vivid telling in a most heartfelt way!
Thanks for sharing this well written poem!
Peace, love and light,
Amber |
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| Reviewed by Ed Matlack |
5/25/2012 |
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| Tom is right, it is quite a sad story...e |
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| Reviewed by Tom Hyland |
5/25/2012 |
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| ROCKIE ... SAD TALE .... |
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