Ghost Bear, Page 4 Of 4 Poem by John Bliven Morin

And now he had the freedom to go or stay,
And to his surprise, he wanted to stay.
He liked Moon Woman and asked
If he could marry her.

Moon Woman laughed and told him
She had already asked for him.
They were joined as a couple
By Ag Niswi - Three Foxes,

The ancient shaman of these people.
For the next year, Ghost Bear
Hunted with his new wife’s people
And felt young again.

Ghost Bear became popular among
Moon Woman’s tribe; so popular
That when old Three Foxes died,
They made him shaman.

To Moon Woman’s people, Ghost Bear
was known as Man Who Came From Death,
But to himself he thought “I am Man
With New Life.”

And when finally death did come
To Ghost Bear, he died in the arms
Of Moon Woman, whom he had
Learned to love deeply.

Moon Woman herself did not long
Remain among her people, but her spirit
Soon joined that of her beloved
On the Long Journey.

And to this very day, if you go
Deep in the primeval forest
To the Ojibwe village
By the Long Lake

You may hear the song of Ghost Bear,
Man Who Came From Death, and of
Moon Woman, his companion
So long ago.