Whispering Wind (The song of Chief Joseph)

[JackDallas]

Whispering Wind​

Song of Chief Joseph​

​

from the lonely valleys ​

far below,​

the rustling leaves of​

aspens call​

my troubled soul​

from deep within​

to live again​

to love again​

beside Blue River’s​

raging flow​

‘neath mountain skies​

and whispering winds​

come gentle clouds and​

summer snow​

and memories of​

long ago​

the lifting wind​

the searching wind​

the whispering wind​

that calls my name​

still you now​

my fractured heart​

hide in me and​

bring me peace​

let haunted dreams​

i once held dear​

lift me now and​

hold me near​

and take my mind to​

heights unknown​

the lifting wind​

the numbing wind​

the whispering wind​

becomes my own​

tho i be lost​

and all alone​

and free of all​

that i have known​

with all my hope ​

now turned to stone​

i close my eyes and​

And I am home​

​

C-2005 Jack Dallas​

From Adventures in Time Book 2​

The American West​

http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/whispering-wind.html



Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/adventures-in-time-book-ii-chief-josepf.html

 

[Lapcat]

Whispering WindSong of Chief Joseph from the lonely valleys far below,the rustling leaves ofaspens callmy troubled soulfrom deep withinto live againto love againbeside Blue River’sraging flow‘neath mountain skiesand whispering windscome gentle clouds andsummer snowand memories oflong agothe lifting windthe searching windthe whispering windthat calls my namestill you nowmy fractured hearthide in me andbring me peacelet haunted dreamsi once held dearlift me now andhold me nearand take my mind toheights unknownthe lifting windthe numbing windthe whispering windbecomes my owntho i be lostand all aloneand free of allthat i have knownwith all my hope now turned to stonei close my eyes andAnd I am home C-2005 Jack DallasFrom Adventures in Time Book 2The American West​

http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/whispering-wind.html



Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/adventures-in-time-book-ii-chief-josepf.html

 

[JackDallas]

Wow, thanks, LC; glad you liked it.

 

[Patrick]

Terrific!

 

[JackDallas]

Thank you, I appreciate the good word.

 

[Patrick]

I should have said something more. I liked the natural imagery. I was able to envision the trees being blown by the wind as you wrote about it. I also like the way the way you omitted the punctuation and capitalization. Very e.e. cummings, although you're less "weird" than Cummings. You have an elegant turn of phrase, also. You can wax poetic without resorting to cliche. (If I ever see, "something dies within" again, I'm going to die within myself.) Also, very exalting and uplifting. You bring the mind to higher places.

Excellent work.

 

[JackDallas]

My favorite works of fiction involve the use of fictional characters interacting with real historical figures (Michener does a lot of it and he's my favorite writer). If you read my story of Chief Joseph, you will see I do the same thing. I place myself in the Nez Perce war, as a war correspondent, and interact with actual historical characters.

The link below will take you to my writing Blog. Most of my postings from my Civil War Books were poswted in 2007 so you will have to click on that to access them.

http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/

Again, I appreciate yor taking a look. I guess you are not a Lib after all. Very few Libs ever praise my stuff.

 

[Patrick]

My favorite works of fiction involve the use of fictional characters interacting with real historical figures (Michener does a lot of it and he's my favorite writer). If you read my story of Chief Joseph, you will see I do the same thing. I place myself in the Nez Perce war, as a war correspondent, and interact with actual historical characters.

The link below will take you to my writing Blog. Most of my postings from my Civil War Books were poswted in 2007 so you will have to click on that to access them.

http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/

Again, I appreciate yor taking a look. I guess you are not a Lib after all. Very few Libs ever praise my stuff.

You're a Civil War buff? Interesting. I'm actually writing about the events that led to the Civil War right now. As for praising your stuff, I like what I like. This was nothing political, so it's very hard to find ideological differences with it. I just thought it was very cool and uplifting poetry.

 

[Addy]

Truly beautiful poem and well written.. tried to give you a thanks.. was unable to, sorry..
Thanks for sharing.. JackDallas!

 

[JackDallas]

Truly beautiful poem and well written.. tried to give you a thanks.. was unable to, sorry..
Thanks for sharing.. JackDallas!

Thanks, Addy; I'm glad you like it.

 

[fairsheet]

My late mother was privileged to visit with Blackfeet who still lived per tradition, back in the 1930's, in Idaho. And sure....Blackfeet are different from Nez Perce. Still though.......how times have changed. My own mother encountered "real" Indians. I can remember back in the 60's-70's when friends and family thought we out here in the PNW, were still "fending off marauding tribes"!

And now...A coupla disparate (to say the least) guys like JD and I, can "feel" the quality of the man who was Chief Joseph, with no thought-diversion whatseover, to his ethnic place in history.

 

[Days]

nice poem jack, you should tell the tale of the nez pierce.

 

[JackDallas]

nice poem jack, you should tell the tale of the nez pierce.

I did tell the story of the Nez Perce...Here: http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/adventures-in-time-book-ii-chief-josepf.html

 

[TwoWitnesses]

You have great talent, Jack. I perused your blog, and can see, that at least 4 1/2 years ago, you were very prolific. I hope you'll compose and share more poetry here.

 

[jammer]

Nice poem Jack, didn't know you had it in you. It's a real shame how America treated Chief Joesph and all native Americans.

 

[JackDallas]

You have great talent, Jack. I perused your blog, and can see, that at least 4 1/2 years ago, you were very prolific. I hope you'll compose and share more poetry here.

I appreciate that, TW. Some history: I started writing Civil War stories, and inserting myself into them as a time travelling War Corrrespondent, following the battles and interviewing the major players (Lee, Lincoln, Grant, etc. I posted the stories on the Fray over several years and finally put them into a book, then a second book (this one on the American West. I rode with Custer and met Chief Joseph. I even attributed his famous speech (I will fight no more forever) to his giving it to me to deliver it to General Howard.

I ran up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt, and interviewed Billy the Kid. I love history; history was my major in college. I wanted to write about it, not teach it.
I hope you will read some more from my Blog and I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks

 

[JackDallas]

Nice poem Jack, didn't know you had it in you. It's a real shame how America treated Chief Joesph and all native Americans.

It is a shame indeed. In my story on Chief Joseph, I write about how General Miles made a deal with Joseph to surrender and when he did surrender, Miles had him arrested. It was pure treachery. Chief Joseph never saw his homeland again.