Poems by Lanse Henson
Poems by Lanse Henson
NADiRinforma (1st part)
Lance Henson was born in Washington in 1944 and earned a Master in Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He is a poet, writer, dancer, painter and cultural activist. He belongs to the Cheyenne Nation. He has published 28 books of poetry, including: A Cheyenne Sketchbook, 1985; Another Song for America, 1987; Another distance, 1991; In a Dark Mist, 1992; and Strong heart song : lines from a revolutionary text poetry, 1997. His poems have been translated into 25 languages.
Revolutionary Song
dawn brings with it the sorrow of light
of one who does not want to be seen
a voice that must be hidden
in a place
that it does not belong
is it a river or a breeze
or the running water that grieves
onto itself
that makes one wish to be free
the forbidden song of the cricket
lies among the roses
a wind floats by whispering of che
and crazy horse
on a morning of frost
in the soreness of waking
the cry of humanity goes out of itself
as impossible to stop
as the weeping of water
as the weeping of a child
Milan
January 31, 1997
Piero's house
Crazy Horse
dawn
rose like a hand at the edge of dark
in the gathering mist the warrior
stood as if
listening
to a
bell
in
the
hollow
wind
Impression Of Peyote Ssong
eagle
whose wings
are scented cedar
moon
who guards the sacred seed
keep us strong
to meet the coming
days….
for the cheyenne
11 april 2014, italy
Published at Febraury 8th 2015
