It’s a haibun Monday at d’Verse, and Frank J. Tassone is serving. On this dubious day of remembrance we are asked to use “indigenous” as our prompt word. Here’s where that prompt led me.
You have displaced me. You have disparaged and disowned me. You have left me behind, left me out, left me for dead.
Now you seek me out, entreat me to take up with you again; beseech me to be your guide. You’re beginning to realize that the knowledge you sought cannot replace my innate wisdom.
No matter where you are, I am native to your place. I am native to you; I am your indigenous self. But somehow you have lost your way. You cry for me, the child you once were.
I cry for you. I have reason to be wary, yet I appear, hopeful you will listen, hopeful I can lead you back.
all lost in conquest
interior landscapes razed
wild voice echoing
Haunting and beautiful! I love the immediacy of it.
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Thanks, and thank you for hosting.
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This is most excellent.
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I’m honored if you think so. Thank you.
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Very creative treatment of the prompt; excellent piece. One of jus chose to speak of us as indigenous to the planet, so cool you went with higher self, with soul song.
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Thank you. It parallels the conqueror/conquered narrative. One wonders if that narrative, if history, might have unfolded differently if humans developed more holistically, were more in tune with their inner selves before traipsing off to do unto others. Something like that.
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Yes we are all indigenous to this earth.
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Nice line: “all lost in conquest”
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Thank you. Inflect it as you will.
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Wonderful and fresh interpretation. (K)
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Thank you. I appreciate your comments.
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Lots of wisdom in your Haibun. No one wins in battles and conflict.
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Yep. We all lose and lose much.
Thanks for coming by.
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Touching and true.
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Thank you.
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I echo all the above, and then some. A great piece of writing in all respects
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(Gulp) Thank you.
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🙂
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I appreciate the perspective here. Yes, we are all lost.
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I just thought of some song lyrics– if one of us is in chains, none of us are free.
We’re all lost like that.
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True!
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So powerful and poignant, well written D
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Thank you, Kate.
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most welcome D
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That we may finally listen to the voices and wisdom of our Indigenous Peoples gives me hope too.
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If we see ourselves as ingenious of earth, maybe we would treat our land a little better.
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