Totem
Hewn
At Noon
Wooden soul
Fine totem pole
Carved by Native hand
A symbol on this land
Of their cherished ancestry
Cursed oppression through history
Colored and grained tapestry
A monument to stand
Bravery unplanned
Tribe never whole
Treasured role
Festoon
Moon
Bright
Vast light
Hallowed ground
Without a sound
In faint lunar glow
Still the fierce faces show
The heart of a people proud
A legacy broken not bowed
Cast now in smooth wooden shroud
So that others may know
These spirits bestow
On earthly mound
Life unfound
Lost fight
Plight
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commonsensiblyspeaking 
well done. I’m guessing that’s one of the forms of poetry you talked about in an earlier post; it has a fascinating look to it with the shorter and longer lines.
Keen eye Jim! It is my own variation of a Diamante poem from the Whittled Words Series. A little longer in the progression of line length and cascading in both line length and rhyme scheme. Some day when I am famous or dead (which ever comes first I guess), someone can name the style after me 🙂
I like the innovation an creativity, and of course the content of the poem. Maybe you’ll be known as Brad the Bard..
Okay, I may not deserve that title, but I do love the play on words. And you, my friend, would have to be Jim the Iron Man, as you quickly approach your fifth year of daily blog posts. That is an impressive feat! Looking forward to your celebratory Dec. 31 post!
Great word choices
Thank you for reading and your kind words!
Beautiful. I have always adored Native American art.
It was fun to write in a unique form and I am so glad you enjoyed it. You rock! 😘
You roll! 💋