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chiricahua
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Read a story by Forrest Carter about this man....and I've always watched for him...on the mountains...




Chiricahua..


noon sun high and hot
he lies beneath it’s heat
and trembles at the thought
of the bluecoat’s defeat

death dry is the air
so arid is this land
and living is despair
for his starving band

red his rage and hate
fills his savage heart
must he run and wait
for fate to play it’s part ?

soon it will be tyme
the tell-tale dust cloud nears
in this barren clime
no tyme for tears

“great spirit hear my prayer
and victory give to me”
his voice the elemental
passion of his plea

down in the hard dust fall
neighing of terror’d mounts
arrows taking all..
bullets bloody founts

blades feel the hot
gush of leaving lives
ushered from their lot
by apache knives .........

cold pink blue morn sun
on bodies naked dead
shining bright
before alarm’s gun
knew the horror..
hair piece the death
of a trooper’s scalp ...

Graham...Ap..2004
















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 Reviews of "chiricahua"
Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)
Reviewed on April 10, 2004
This one has so many visuals a great tale you captured
well Grahm!

Happy Easter Blessings

lady2 Peg

Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen
Reviewed on April 9, 2004
Well done, Graham, I felt this keenly, the punctuated style and word choice actually gave me goosebumps on my arms. I live near Clifton, by where the San Franciso and Gila Rivers meet in Arizona, Geronimo once hid in the area with his little band when he was running from troops.

Reviewed by Leone Wanker (Reader)
Reviewed on April 9, 2004
The apaches and their scalping pretty nasty stuff that.
LW

Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on April 8, 2004
Gory Graham, right? Gory in the morning and gory in the evening. All tales of strive seem to end this way. Christ is risen! Happy Easter! Bill


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