hi Patrick reading this I was suddenly thinking of Chairman Mao and his
trail/trek
poem for this old head seems bit wordy too many emotive words but then
what do I know cheers from Patrick (the old grumpy one )
On 29/11/2019 09:01, Dr. Patrick Blessinger wrote:
> *Trail of Tears*
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> By Patrick Blessinger
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> As the harsh winds of change blew west,
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> thousands of Native Americans were driven
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> along with it from Georgia to Oklahoma.
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> The unforgiving trail was long and desperate;
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> it was a trail of exile, a trail of extreme hardship,
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> and a trail endured by courageous people.
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> And as the dust filled the air, it covered their
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> faces and battered their eyes and mingled
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> with their tears from the awful, cruel march.
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> The brave animals that accompanied them
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> licked the tear drenched dust from their cheeks
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> and comforted them with sad and knowing eyes.
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