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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ARCTIC INDIAN'S FAITH, by THOMAS D'ARCY MCGEE Poet's Biography First Line: We worship the spirit that walks unseen Last Line: But his presence and power we know. Subject(s): Native Americans - Religion | |||
We worship the Spirit that walks unseen Through our land of ice and snow; We know not His face, we know not His place, But His presence and power we know. Does the Buffalo need the Pale-face word To find his pathway far? What guide has he to the hidden ford, Or where the green pastures are? Who teacheth the Moose that the hunter's gun Is peering out of the shade? Who teacheth the doe and the fawn to run In the track the Moose has made? Him do we follow, Him do we fear, The Spirit of earth and sky; Who hears with the Wapiti's eager ear His poor red children's cry; Whose whisper we note in every breeze That stirs the birch canoe; Who hangs the reindeer-moss on the trees For the food of the Caribou. The Spirit we worship, who walks unseen Through our land of ice and snow; We know not His face, we know not His place, But His presence and power we know. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE NORTHWEST COAST: YA-IHL'S SONG TO THE NORTH WIND by ALICE HENSON ERNST THE VICTORY OF FAITH by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON HOPI SNAKE DANCE by J. MORRIS RICHARDS THE MOHEGAN CHURCH by LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY MOUNT AGIOCHOOK by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER EAGLE SONNETS: 3 by CLEMENT WOOD EAGLE SONNETS: 4 by CLEMENT WOOD EAGLE SONNETS: 5 by CLEMENT WOOD EAGLE SONNETS: 6 by CLEMENT WOOD |
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