Buffalo Hunters
Ghosts of buffalo hunters
on galloping horses
leap across the plains
against the autumn sky,
dust clouds mingle with
specter shapes which shroud
the hunter and the hunted.
Spears soar in deadly flight,
aiming at prey who are
singing their death song,
while hearts of men rejoice at the kill.
When amber sunset meets shadowed earth,
hunters and buffalos turn into
nomadic dust devils who join other
spirits as they sweep across the praire,
leaving the sacred ground of life,
as seen in the eyes of the aged chief.
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Submitted on January 11, 2016
Modified on March 14, 2023
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| Scheme | XXXXXXX XAXX XXXAXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 498 |
| Words | 89 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 4, 6 |
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