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A Wyandot Cradle Song

Hush thee and sleep, little one,
The feathers on thy board sway to and fro;
The shadows reach far downward in the water
The great old owl is waking, day will go.

Rest thee and fear not ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

An Indian Love Song

Bertrand N. O. Walker

Light o' the lodge, how I love thee,
Light o' the lodge, how I love thee,
Mianza, my wild-wood fawn!
To wait and to watch for thy passing.
On hill-top I linger at dawn.
Glimmer of morn, how ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

With your kind permission, your attention I will claim,
I am only just an Indian, it matters not my name,
But I represent my people, their cause and interest, too;
And in their name and honor, I ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

The Clans

Richard Calmit Adams

When the waters were so mighty
As to reach the mountains high,
And it seemed that all creation
Surely then was doomed to die,
Came the turtle to our rescue,
Brought us safely unto land,
Fo ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

Autumn

Alexander Posey

In the dreamy silence
Of the afternoon, a
Cloth of gold is woven
Over wood and prairie;
And the jaybird, newly
Fallen from the heaven,
Scatters cordial greetings,
And the air is filled ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

To Yahola, On His First Birthday

Alexander Posey

The sky has put her bluest garment on,
And gently brushed the snowy clouds away;
The robin trills a sweeter melody,
Because you are just one year old today.
The wind remembers, in his sweet ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

Ode to Sequoyah

Alexander Posey

The names of Waitie and Boudinot—
The valiant warrior and gifted sage—
And other Cherokees, may be forgot,
But thy name shall descend to every age;
The mysteries enshrouding Cadmus' name
Cannot ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

Song of the Oktahutche

Alexander Posey

Far, far, far are my silver waters drawn;
The hills embrace me loth to let me go;
The maidens think me fair to look upon,
And trees lean over glad to hear me flow.
Thro' field and valley, green ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

A Desert Memory

Bertrand N. O. Walker

Lonely, open, vast and free,
The dark'ning desert lies;
The wind sweeps o'er it fiercely,
And the yellow sand flies.
The tortuous trail is hidden,
Ere the sand-storm has passed
With all its ... [+]

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20th Century 19th Century Native American Literature USA 1 min

A Song of a Navajo Weaver

Bertrand N. O. Walker

For ages long, my people have been
Dwellers in this land;
For ages viewed these mountains,
Loved these mesas and these sands,
That stretch afar and glisten,
Glimmering in the sun
As it lights ... [+]

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20th Century Czech Republic 1 min

A Little Fable

Franz Kafka

"Alas," said the mouse, "the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the ... [+]

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20th Century USA 4 min

Cat in the Rain

Ernest Hemingway

There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel. They did not know any of the people they passed on the stairs on their way to and from their room. Their room was on the second floor facing the ... [+]

A New Kind of Literary Pulse

A Wyandot Cradle Song

An Indian Love Song

To the American People

The Clans

Autumn

To Yahola, On His First Birthday

Ode to Sequoyah

Song of the Oktahutche

A Desert Memory

A Song of a Navajo Weaver

A Little Fable

Cat in the Rain