The Clans
Richard Calmit Adams 1864 (Delaware) – 1921 (Washington DC)
When the waters were so mighty
As to reach the mountains high,
And it seemed that all creation
Surely then was doomed to die,
Came the turtle to our rescue,
Brought us safely unto land,
For the Manitou had sent him;
Now we’re called “The Turtle Clan.”
The Wolf band comes from children,
Whom a she-wolf nursed with care,
And thus restored the children
Who were giv’n up in despair.
Her wailing brought the hunters
To the babies where they lay;
So a band among the people
Is the Wolf Clan of to-day.
When the tribe was once in danger,
A wild turkey gave alarm,
And the warriors met the foeman
With the fury of a storm,
To a maiden, in a vision,
Did the turkey show the plan,
And we call all her descendants
To this day, the “Turkey Clan.”
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABAXXXC BDBDXEXE XXBXBCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 786 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
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