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[title] => MARY MCGUIRE MARTELL'S MEMOIRS
[time] => 2003-11-14 06:32:56
[hometext] => Mary McGuire Martell's Memoirs. This is her beautiful poetry. Please comment for all her people to see, Thank you,
[bodytext] =>  Memories of a time long past. When Majestic Bison roamed the Native's Land. Brave and Free, eating grass, leisurely. Enter White Man in all his revelry Then Native lands were stolen. Replaced with their blood through trickery! Mammoth Buffalo no longer roamed. Slaughtered needlessly, from their Nature Home. Enter Mary McGuire Martell A small woman, and with much love for her husband, and the American Indian..... Recorded names, records, dated lineages, This is her story in beautiful poetry. Her dream, "Will the American Indian ever again be free?" "We Will Be Known By The Tracks We Leave Behind!"........An Indian Proverb  THE AMERICAN INDIAN A race whose ancient lineage. Goes back through countless years..... And research for it's origin, A fruitless task appears. Columbus found this country. An ancient tribal land. Inhabited by many tribes. Each ruled by Chief's commands. Each mountain, lake and river known, And named no spot untrod. For just how many centuries. Is only known to God. This beautiful poem was created by Mary McGuire Martell AN INDIAN MAID LAMENTS If I could recall all the heartaches, of my forefathers in the years long gone by. If I could but erase the tears from their faces. How Happily would I now try. I am now waiting, only waiting, For the pale faces to pay, for the land I once cherished, but not allowed to stay. Was like me waiting, just waiting, for the great white father to speak. And where there was suffering and wailing. There might have been calm and peace. Had the Red Man received as was promised. All the tears could have been erased. So for the years gone by, and the next to come. I pray this battle in our favor will be won. This very sad lamenting poem was created by Birdie Martell who is Mary Martell's daughter. I WONDER..... What of the rugged winding roads? Were they the trails of Indian feet? What of the bluffs and craggy heights? Who watched from them, the Red Man fights? I WONDER..... You old Indian Mounds where smoke signals flared. What tales wouldst tell, could you but say, Great Mississippi River once so deep and wide, What caused your waters to subside? I WONDER..... Your towering graves on lonely mounds Are Red Men's spirits, guarding round? Old ruined kiln, and lead mines dead. Did they give out when the Red Men fled? I WONDER..... Forgotten mounds on many a bluff. Are just the remaining graves tribute enough? O' Landmarks old, on hills and vales. When will we know your century tales? I WONDER..... This sad but beautiful poem was created by Mary McGuire Martell The opening poem was created by Cheri Cam LeBren "May all these beautiful people whom their Creator loves very much, rest in peace, at last! Their Great Spirit whom they loved so much will repay, one day!" November 2003 [comments] => 5 [counter] => 185 [topic] => 8 [informant] => lovingcritters [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => AmericanTragedy )
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