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The Warrior
Live Your Life, by Chief Tecumseh So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
By Denise E Lindquist3 years ago in Poets
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
Once upon a time, in a quaint little village nestled between rolling hills and lush green meadows, there existed a garden so magical that it seemed to have sprung forth from the dreams of the gods themselves. This enchanting place was known far and wide as the Garden of Serenity.
By Gideon Sunday3 years ago in Poets
December
The last few weeks have been hectic, in good ways, bad ways, all the ways. I really want to create a thoughtful essay, and I have a long list waiting in the wings that I hope to tackle in the next few weeks. But since it is the season of giving, I will give you another poem. It is from my collection, Catching Dusk With Our Teeth, available for pre-order here. It is also currently available in Kindle format if you don’t want to wait.
By Morgan Longford3 years ago in Poets
