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“Silently,
one by one,
in the infinite meadows
of heaven,
Blossomed the lovely stars,
the forget-me-nots
of the angels.”
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~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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angels
who care
heaven and earth
protecting man from himself
messengers
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Tanka: 5-7-5, 7-7
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very demeaning
just uncomplimentary
vicious malicious
defamatory remarks
I’m up since I put you down
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Poem:
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the moss hung low from the old oak tree
the mockingbird added it’s voice
sunrise on the reservation of the Miccosukee
the Creators world to rejoice
then came the Trail of Tears
President Jackson signing the final law
settlers greed and unfounded fears
disposed the warriors and their squaw
a few hundred were able to flee
in the swamps of south Florida they did breed
wrestling alligators for the visitors to see
along the Tamiami trail they do succeed
from Tampa to Miami
through the southern Everglades
in weather that is always clammy
under the mossy oaks shades
with new road changes to rectify the old
the swamp now is beginning to flow
nature still wondrous to behold
where cypress and oaks continue to grow
keeping alive a heritage now celebrated
the natives are now mostly assimilated
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ME and the Boss
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