Little Eagle McGowan Poems

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1.
Soldier's Suicide Note

Mama I hope this letter finds you…

In the very best of health.

There ain't much good out here I do…

And even less I've felt


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2.
If The Reflection in The Mirror Wasn't Smiling

If the reflection in the mirror wasn't smiling
While I was standing there and grinning like a fool
If my feelings always had more clarification
Then everything would be so much easier to do…
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3.
Our Eucharist Is The Body of Christ

Our Eucharist is the body of Christ, even tho' dead, again did rise
Our Saviour's flesh and His own blood
Our precious Lord is truly alive.
God's forgiveness for each repentant sinner,
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4.
Look at That Ole River Run

Look at that ole river run
Winding with the road
Like two old best friends through the years
And an eagle in the sun
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5.
The Lakota Ride… (Wounded Knee to Standing Rock)

Chief Bigfoot stared and hung his head, in anger and despair
At his brother Sitting Bull cut down to die
Then ridin' like a wild wind with the warriors gathered there…
On to Pine Ridge where the eagle flies…
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6.
My Spirit Stepped into A Vision at Night

My Spirit stepped into a vision at night,
The depths of canyon walls I walked
On the dry river bed and the last moonlight
Where little fish once used to talk
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7.
There Are Veins of Gold Embedded

There are veins of gold embedded
In the hearts of souls neglected
Who are oft times called and pitted
Against the fortunes of
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8.
If There Were Any Words to Find

If there were any words to find
For what you mean to me my Mother
If there was a dollar for every time
That you loved me like no other
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9.
On A Highway Past The East Side of Reno

On a highway past the east side of Reno
Bout passed out with a sign on his chest
Dad hollered 'man that's somebody I know '
Pulled over at nobody's behest
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10.
They Swarm Like Bees to The Garden Of Wonder

They swarm like bees to the garden of wonder
Determined to find what their hearts have deplored.
Jamming their minds with earthshakin' thunder
Dancin' for rain they scorned long ago…
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