Old Woman Who Grieves War
m.f. nagel
Old-woman-who-grieves-war
Pawnee
Stood.
Fought.
With
Sticks and stones
In
The bones of ancestors.
They came horsebacked
Thundering
Dawn.
The men
No-longer-men
Ran.
Old-woman-who-grieves-war
Stood
Fought
With
Sticks and stones
In
The bones of ancestors.
The men saw.
Their
Shame
Made them
Men again.
Together
They stood
Fought.
With sticks and stones
In the bones of ancestors.
Pawnee
Stood.
Fought.
With
Sticks and stones
In
The bones of ancestors.
They came horsebacked
Thundering
Dawn.
The men
No-longer-men
Ran.
Old-woman-who-grieves-war
Stood
Fought
With
Sticks and stones
In
The bones of ancestors.
The men saw.
Their
Shame
Made them
Men again.
Together
They stood
Fought.
With sticks and stones
In the bones of ancestors.
Working notes
The old Woman Who Grieves war is indeed an honored
Member of the Pawnee Tribe. She bravely stood against
The odds and inspired her people.
She deserves to be more than just a footnote in history.
I hope her deeds will always be remembered.
Member of the Pawnee Tribe. She bravely stood against
The odds and inspired her people.
She deserves to be more than just a footnote in history.
I hope her deeds will always be remembered.
About the author
m.f. nagel was born in anchorage Alaska,
Her Athabaskan and Eyak heritage gave her a love of poetry.
m.f. now lives and writes near the banks of the Matanuska river in the Palmer Butte, Alaska, where the moose, wild dog~ roses and salmonberries
Provide unending joy and inspiration.
Her Athabaskan and Eyak heritage gave her a love of poetry.
m.f. now lives and writes near the banks of the Matanuska river in the Palmer Butte, Alaska, where the moose, wild dog~ roses and salmonberries
Provide unending joy and inspiration.