Gratitude
to the Warrior Spirit
A primal urge created on the
fourth day
the warrior spirit disarms
the quiet.
His heartbeat like a drumbeat
releases fears in the center
of my own
Nebula. mitakuye oyasin*
*“Mitakuye Oyasin”, it's a Lakota salutation meaning “All My Relations” or “We are All Related”—as researched by Inge Wesdijk (Daginne Aignend)
Barbara Tate is an
award-winning artist and writer. A member of the Haiku Society of America
her work has been published in Modern
Haiku, Frogpond, Santa Fe Literary Review, The Heron's Nest & Failed Haiku among many others.
oh, love this!
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DeleteThank you, Barbara, for your inspiring poem!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Inge
Beautiful! I love the image "disarms the quiet."
ReplyDeleteThank you. I enjoyed writing this poem particularly because it's tied in with my heritage.
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