Thirteen Fingers Promise 2 Five Hands

by Red Hawk

Holocaust-whole burned, great destruction of life; America's past before this word was told. Forgiveness-to forget or to let pass; to move on, to learn. This is what I am trying to tell.TurtleI made a garden in the shape of a turtle.I go there to pray for you and for me.I pray for things I would like to see.I pray in the circle standing tall in headdress and beads.To show the young ones to take up the lead.Knowing the honor left by our past,Now as five nations they can make

64 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 13, 2020

About the author

Red Hawk was the Hodder Fellow at Princeton University (1992-93) and currently a full professor at U. of Arkansas, Monticello. Author of 5 collections of poetry, he has been published in The Atlantic, Poetry, and Kenyon Review, and others journals. Red Hawk has given readings with Allen Ginsberg, Rita Dove, Miller Williams, Tess Gallagher, and Coleman Barks, and more than 70 solo-readings in the U.S. He has practiced self-observation for over 30 years, under the guidance of the Gurdjieff Society of Arkansasa, meditation master Osho Rajneesh, and spiritual teacher, Lee Lozowick.