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- ZMP~ Taming the Painted Mind
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Taming the Painted Mind.
"I wish to understand my mind!"
He held high the skull of the buffalo,
wearing a wolf pelt over his head,
standing in the grasses waving flow.
"Great Spirits I plea...
I wish to learn about the man inside me."
Thunder Hawk yelled across the plains,
Then he saw something, hard to see.
A man in bleeched white buckskins walked
beside a painted pony.
Slow and steady in trail and stride
man and pony side by side.
They walked straight up, to Thunder Hawk,
the man in white handed him the reins.
"This is your mind!" the elderly Indian said,
Thunder Hawk was speechless.
The Man in white walked away
Thunder Hawk thanked him
and bid him good day.
Looked at his gift, a painted pony.
The Horse rared and whinnied
and lashed it's legs out
pulled at the reins
that Thunder Hawk held tight.
Pulling and tugging relentlessly
Thunder Hawk became frustrated
with the constant battle
and let the Painted Pony go.
The Horse just stood there
Thunder hawk was releaved
to see the Horse at ease
each looking at the other, untrusting.
He reached to take the reins again
and the painted pony began to spin.
Raring, pulling and tugging
Thunder Hawk let the reins go.
The Painted Pony calmed again
Thunder Hawk, letting this soak in.
He slowly approached the Horse
reached gently with his hand, rubbing.
They tell of a brave that rides the plains
on a horse, fast as the wind.
His mind is like His Spirited painted pony.
In the land of the red river shoshone.
- COMMENTS
Anonymousalmost 19 years agoArt once again a wonderful read... peaceful and edgy all at once.. a lesson poem. Shoshone! lol... nice job
du~
Wanton Vixxxenalmost 19 years agoyou just BLEW My mind away with your ZMP visuals, Art! You never lack for beautiful ideas for a zen poem, do you? And we're so lucky you don't!!! Thank you for putting a big smile on My face tonight, mi amigo! <still smiling>
Vixxx
Jennifer Calmost 19 years ago"I wish to understand my mind!"
Don't we all! Lol.
I love your ZMP poetry Art
and this one was a fabulous read,
lovely visuals and as always
masterfully written.
Loved it!
Thanks.
~ J
RhymeFairyalmost 19 years agoTaking your time, to tame the mind.
Be gentle, yet firm. Hold on till the end,
for the ride is worth the fall. Eternity it seems.
Takes command. Of the shadow, who crosses the land.
Upon the Painted pony, he rides~
Very nice, smooth lil ride Art...
I loved it~!!!!!!
Sweet pictures of long stretches of land.
Pony, and man... Sweet sweet ride I tell ya~!!
Anonymousalmost 19 years agoknow if you would believe me on this ...but last year I met a man named darius...who said I was marked by shoshone...and he was know as the one who rides swift ponies...wow...weird...huh.... he was writing a book at a website called iamdarius.com but ,, its gone now ...don't know what happened to him...great write...blue
Scott N. Leavittalmost 19 years agoWOW!! An other great ZMP poem by ZEN master ART!
It is SO GOOD! The poney likes patting not bossing!!!
It is so ZEN!!! Like the bird squised by hand not losed to be free!!!
A GREAT ONE!!
Anonymousalmost 19 years agoPainted images that you set my mind off to race. For the beauty within all your writings. Images you can evoke from your readers by words you write so well.
You constantly allow my mind to travel through poetry.
Thank you, Art..
*Moi*
dcpoet44almost 19 years agoand all this taming is hard stuff to control......*LOL*. this is my little spot of rest in the piece:
The Painted Pony calmed again
Thunder Hawk, letting this soak in.
He slowly approached the Horse
reached gently with his hand, rubbing.
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it has an ecstasy written all over it. nicely done...and the wit shines through.......don
