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To You, Remembering the Past
WHEN we were parted, sweet, and darkness came, I used to strike a match, and hold the flame Before your picture and rould breathless mark The answering glimmer of the tiny spark That brought to life the magic of your eyes, Their wistful tenderness, their glad surprise.
Holding that mimic torch before your shrine I used to light your eyes and make them mine; Watch them like stars set in a lonely sky, Whisper my heart out, yearning for reply; Summon your lips from far across the sea Bidding them live a twilight hour with me.
Then, when the match was shriveller into gloom, Lo--you were with me in the darkened room.
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The Wedded Lover
I READ in our old journals of the days When our first love was April-sweet and new, How fair it blossomed and deep-rooted grew Despite the adverse time; and our amaze At moon and stars and beauty beyond praise That burgeoned all about us: gold and blue The heaven arched us in, and all we knew Was gentleness. We walked on happy ways.
They said by now the path would be more steep, the sunsets paler and less mild the air; Rightly we heeded not; it was not true. We will not tell the secret--let it keep. I know not how I thought those days so fair These being so much fairer, spent with you
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Hawk Chant of the Saginaws (Ojibwa)
The hawks turn their heads nimbly round; They turn to look back on their flight. The spirits of sun-place have whispered them words, They fly with their messages swift, They look as they fearfully go, They look to the farthermost end of the world, Their eyes glancing bright, and their beaks boding harm
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Chants to the Deity (Ojibwa)
1.
I am the living body of the Great Spirit above, The Great Spirit, the Ever-living Spirit above, The living body of the Great Spirit Whom all must heed. Heh! heh! heh! heh!
2.
I am the Great Spirit of the sky, The overshadowing power. I illumine earth, I illumine heaven. Way, ho! ho! ho! ho!
3.
Ah say! what Spirit, or Body, is this Body? That fills the world around, Speak man! Ah say! What Spirit, or Body, is this Body? Way, ho! ho! ho! ho!
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Prophetic Powers (Ojibwa)
1.
At the place of light- At the end of the sky- I,the Great Spirit, Come and hang Bright sign.
2.
Lo! with the sound of my voice, The prophet's voice, I make my sacred lodge to shake- By unseen hands my lodge to shake, My sacred lodge.
3.
Haih! the white bird of omen, He flies around the clouds and skies- He sees,-unuttered sight! Around the clouds and skies- By his bright eyes I see-I see-I know
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The Loon Upon the Lake (Ojibwa)
I looked across the water, I bent o'er it and listened, I thought it was my lover, My true lover's paddle glistened. Joyous thus his light canoe would the silver ripples wake.-
But no!-it is the loon alone- The loon upon the lake. Ah me! it is the loon alone- The loon upon the lake.
I see the fallen maple Where he stood, his red scarf waving, Though waters nearly bury Boughs they then were newly laving. I hear his last farewell, as it echoed from the brake.-
But no, it is the loon alone- The loon upon the lake, Ah me! it is the loon alone- The loon upon the lake.
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Medicine Song of an Indian Lover (Ojibwa)
I.
Who, maiden, makes this river flow? The Spirit-he makes its ripples glow- But I have a charm that can make thee, dear, Steal o'er the wave to thy lover here.
II.
Who, maiden, makes this river flow? The Spirit-he makes its ripples glow- Yet every blush that my love would hide, Is mirror'd for me in the tell-tale tide.
III.
And though thou shouldst sleep on the farthest isle, Round which these dimpling waters smile- Yet I have a charm that can make thee, dear, Steal over the wave to thy lover here.
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The Song of the Lenape Warriors Going Against the Enemy (Delaware)
O poor me! Who am going out to fight the enemy, And know not whether I shall return again, To enjoy the embraces of my children And my wife. O poor creature! Whose life is not in his own hands, Who has no power over his own body, But tries to do his duty For the welfare of his nation. O! thou Great Spirit above! Take pity on my children And on my wife! Prevent their mourning on my account! Grant that I may be successful in this attempt- That I may slay my enemy, And bring home the trophies of war To my dear family and friends, That we may rejoice together. O! take pity on me! Give me strength and courage to meet my enemy, Suffer me to return again to my children, To my wife And to my relations! Take pity on me and preserve my life And I will make to thee a sacrifice.
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Wedding Prayer (Apache)
Now you will feel no rain, For each of you will be shelter to the other. Now you will feel no cold, For each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there is no more loneliness, For each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two bodies, But there is only one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place To enter into the days of your togetherness And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
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QUEEN VICTORIA said:
( POTATOE KEBABS ) Ingredients
5 lbs......Potatoes- Red-medium 8 oz ......Green Chilies ¸ bunch....Cilantro 1 T .......Cumin seed 2 oz ......Pomegranate seed -dried 2 .........Eggs 1 t .......Red Chili powder 1 t .......Salt 14 oz......Butter Solids OR 2 cups veg.oil
Method a) Gather ingredinets.Cut green chilies & cilantro.Melt butter. b) Put the potatoes with water for boiling (water should barely cover potatoes) c) Check the doneness of potatoes (use a knife) d) When potatoes are done, remove from heat and peel them e) Put in freezer for 5 minutes. f) Remove from freezer. Mesh them coarsely. (you can use hands) g) Add -- salt, red chilies, green chilies, pomegranate seeds, cumin seeds & cilantro leaves and mix well. h) Crack and mix two eggs in a steel bowl. i) Put 2 T of melted butter in a fry pan and put on medium heat j) Take even portions of potato mix to make 2 inch rounds using hands (grease palms of both hands so that potato won't stick to hands) k) Flatten these 2 inch balls to make kebabs. - coat kebabs with eggs and put in frying pan. - change side after 5 minutes. l) These kebabs may be served with 'chutni' or 'raita' MAKES ATLEAST 50 KEBABS
