Ah-Weh-Eyu - Pretty Flower

Neville

Ah-Weh-Eyu - Pretty Flower

 

Ah-Weh-Eyu

my pretty flower

Daughter

of the once great

Seneca nation

How I wonder,

did you ever know

Just how beautiful

you were

Back in the day ..

Ah-Weh-Eyu

my pretty flower

Forget those

trade beads, furs

and feathers

And the lies of all

the white men

Who once

queued outside

your tepee,

with false promises

of peace

and full bellies

For your children

Ah-Weh-Eyu

my pretty flower

Forget

black powder

lightening sticks

and broken mirrors

I want to

take you with me

On a journey

of self-discovery

Through dark

forests and across

those deep rivers

To a place of safety

and then to

teach you, just how

beautiful

You now really are

without the baggage

or that war paint

propaganda we have

all since

grown to despise

Ah-Weh-Eyu,

my pretty flower

I want to always

see you clearly in the

flash and shine

of crazy glazed bowls

and copper kettles

Far removed from all

the sepia, lithographs

and old photo’s stored

in biscuit tins

and these cigar boxes

Beneath the beds

of my own ancestors

Themselves,

now long since passed ..

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 15th, 2021 03:36
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments4

  • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

    Great poem , Neville )

    I like your words

    • Neville



      My very dear yellowrose, I am delighted that you were here to welcome me back after my most recent absence .......... and thank you for your very kind thoughts on my most recent posting ...

      All Good Things, my friend ...

      Neville

      • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

        You are welcome 🙂 I only comment on poems I like .

        Yes , I hope all is well .

      • orchidee

        A fine write N.
        Now my poem about E'ermore!
        (Do shut up now Orchi. lol).

        • Neville



          I think I kinda missed ya Mr. O .............................................. 🙂

          • orchidee

            You missed my inane ramblings? Where did I go on the ramble/walk?!

          • L. B. Mek

            ah, 'The': Poet
            is back..
            all is well, then
            all is well..

            • Neville



              Tis good to be back sir .. Many thanks & truly ................................. Neville

            • Fay Slimm.

              The long-time abuse of such pretty flowers is etched with perfection in these lines of empathy my friend - historical treatment of nations like Seneca is outed with words that will move caring hearts - a very warm welcome-back Nev. ......x

              • Neville


                Hello Fay and thank you for such a warm welcome back .. and of course for smiling favourably upon this my most recent post .. penned soon after seeing an old sepia coloured photo of the young woman who inspired these words ....................................................................................... x



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