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Cowboys and Indian
They came they saw and they conquered
the land they thought was theirs to take
they planted their stakes
they circled their claim
with fences of barbed wires
The red men looked on affronted
their guests so pale had taken their land
Their hope to live in harmony and peace
Killed by people who claimed the land
owned by ancestors thousands of years
table talks and smoking pipes
nothing made the foreign one leave
until they fought to free their land
but sank to defeat under lush green fields
the visitors triumphant
pushed their host to barren land…
the land they thought was theirs to take
they planted their stakes
they circled their claim
with fences of barbed wires
The red men looked on affronted
their guests so pale had taken their land
Their hope to live in harmony and peace
Killed by people who claimed the land
owned by ancestors thousands of years
table talks and smoking pipes
nothing made the foreign one leave
until they fought to free their land
but sank to defeat under lush green fields
the visitors triumphant
pushed their host to barren land…
Published 23rd Jan 2013
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Anonymous
23rd Jan 2013 5:49pm
Excellent write Grace....Manifest Destiny again...Strider
24th Jan 2013 6:07pm
Anonymous
24th Jan 2013 4:56am
Man, I love this poem.
Always pertinent, this theme of colonisation...in a world where globalisation has made so much possible....yet the world runs out of space.....
Reminds me of a piece/song I did called... Broken Pearls.
Thanks for sharing, Idryad :-)
Pen on!
Cheers
Tidespotter
Always pertinent, this theme of colonisation...in a world where globalisation has made so much possible....yet the world runs out of space.....
Reminds me of a piece/song I did called... Broken Pearls.
Thanks for sharing, Idryad :-)
Pen on!
Cheers
Tidespotter
24th Jan 2013 6:07pm
Tides, thank you for dropping by, always honoured to have you read and comment on my poem.
With Australia Day coming up in the land down under our natives were also destroyed by European settlers.. thanks for the write Grace, strong topic, honest and a straightforward muse from the pages of history, there's still some editing such as placing commas and full-stops in correctly to give the reader some pauses and moments to really relax in that could be done to tighten this piece up and maybe some loose words to be cut down but overall it's a pretty damn good read, good on you! :-) I love your vocabulary, you know how to use it in relevant contexts and such.
Keep the faith.
Keep the faith.
24th Jan 2013 6:08pm
Thanks Evan, for your encouraging comment, and for dropping by and reading this humble write.
