The skulls were nearly hidden
By the thicket in the glen
Scattered in ancient cinders
Where a house and barn had been.
Remains of years and years ago
An Indian raid perhaps
On a distant frontier settlement
Not shown on any map.
Once an humble household
A man, his wife, and child
Who had left an eastern fortress
To live out in the wild.
No mercy was shown these seekers
Neither peace nor solitude
Not even a gentle inquiry
In the years of interlude.
What creatures- we who linger
In the limbo of levity
Unable to grasp some meaning
In the wake of tragedy.
I wrote the poem 'Frontier Violence Flames In Rage Revenge Cause Effect Ripples', inspired by the poem 'Frontier Tragedy', by the poet L MILTON HANKINS and dedicated to L MILTON HANKINS.
I especially liked the lament in the first three stanzas, the frontiers were mobile hosts of expanding tragedy, struggle violence greed disease haunts migration waves, culture shock in luxury displaced cruelty annihilations
beautifully written, violence might have originated in broken treaties, French Indian wars, alcohol, brutality in European societies imported straight into the colonies; injustice has a host of causes and consequences, the inhumanity of humanity to humanity crosses all cultures and historical periods know with differing degrees of violence in cause effect ripples
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Civilization Crept West Flamed In Scalped Culture Shock Wars wild frontiers were mobile prairie fires expanding flame tragedy struggle violence greed disease death haunts settler migration waves culture shock wars luxury scalped displaced cruelty annihilations Inspired by the poem 'Frontier Tragedy' by the poet L MILTON HANKINS. Dedicated to the poet L MILTON HANKINS.