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I	A
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Where the snow world of the mountains	B
Fronts the sea like world of sward	C
And encamped along the prairies	D
Tower the white peaks heavenward	C
Where they stand by dawn rose coloured	C
Or dim silvered by the stars	E
And behind their shadowed portals	F
Evening draws her lurid bars	E
Lies a country whose sweet grasses	G
Richly clothe the rolling plain	H
All its swelling upland pastures	I
Speak of Plenty's happy reign	H
There the bison herds in autumn	J
Roamed wide sunlit solitudes	I
Seamed with many an azure river	K
Bright in burnished poplar woods	I
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II	A
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Night dews pearled the painted hide tents	I
Moyas named that on the mead	C
Sheltered dark eyed women wearing	L
Braided hair and woven bead	C
Never man had seen their lodges	I
Never warrior crossed the slopes	I
Where they rode and where they hunted	C
Imu bulls and antelopes	I
Masterless how swift their riding	L
While the wild steeds onward flew	M
From round breasts and arms unburdened	C
Freedom's winds their tresses blew	M
Only when the purple shadows	I
Slowly veiled the darkening plain	H
Would they sorrow that the Sun god	C
Dearer loved his Alp's domain	H
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III	A
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Southward nearer to the gorges	I
Whence the sudden warm winds blow	N
Shaking all the pine's huge branches	I
Melting all the fallen snow	N
Dwelt the S ksika the Blackfeet	C
They whose ancestor endued	C
With the dark salve's magic fleetness	I
First on foot the deer pursued	C
Gallantly the Braves bore torture	K
While their Sun dance fasts were held	C
While the drums beat and the virgins	I
Saw the pains by manhood quelled	C
As each writhing form triumphant	C
Called on the Great Spirit's might	C
On his son whose voice in thunder	K
Summons airy hosts to fight	C
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IV	O
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Star Child praised as bearing all things	I
Praised as Brave who never feared	C
Young but famed above his elders	I
Chief to man and maid endeared	C
Went with comrades quiver harnessed	C
O'er the hills and face to face	I
Where the bright leaves trembled round them	P
Found the fearless huntress race	I
Was it peace or was it warfare	Q
Starting back their bows they drew	M
But a mystic power compelled them	P
And no word no arrow flew	M
Nearer to each other drawing	L
Strength and beauty beckoned Peace	I
Each the other envious eyeing	L
Jealous lest their hunt should cease	I
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V	O
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They are strong could not they aid us	I
Thought the maiden band amazed	C
Conquered these could well obey us	I
Dreamed the warriors as they gazed	C
Falsely answered cunning Star Child	C
Smiling as they slowly met	C
While the women's frequent questions	I
Were to laughter's music set	C
Who is chief among you tell us	I
He is far Is she your queen	R
With the shells and deer teeth broidered	C
Decked with sheen of gold between	R
Yea she slays the bear the grizzly	O
Light her empire on us lies	I
With the love she rules her courser	K
Guides and guards us 'Laughing Eyes'	I
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VI	O
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Vaunted then the men their Star Child	C
Peerless soldier keen eyed king	L
From the girl he weds shall heroes	I
Worthy war god's lineage spring	L
Know ye not how old enchantment	C
Saw his storm born sire appear	S
Armed upon a peak dark lifted	C
O'er the snows and glaciers drear	S
His the darts divine whose breaking	L
Thrice hath some disaster sent	C
Shafts that killed and then returning	L
Kept his armoury unspent	C
Give us of these arrows Bring him	T
Cried the maidens Nay they said	C
Come with us and share our hunting	L
Ere the autumn leaves are shed	C
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VII	O
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Answered they In painted lodges	I
Berries we have dried and meat	C
Come again e'er comes the winter	S
Let us hear your horses' feet	C
And they sprang into their saddles	I
Swept white splashing through a stream	U
Red and saffron hued the pageant	C
Crossed the blue translucent gleam	U
Then unwilling as they vanished	C
Star Child slow to camp returned	C
Told the council of the Blackfeet	C
All the marvels he had learned	C
Dressed him in his chief's apparel	V
Rode to where within the glen	W
Lay the trail that led him onward	C
To the town unknown of men	W
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VIII	O
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From each Moya thronged the dwellers	I
Hath the chief the arrows sent	C
I am Chief behold me trust me	O
Lead me to your ruler's tent	C
He hath not the shafts enchanted	C
Thus unarmed came never chief	O
Bent a thousand bows around him	T
Back or die impostor thief	O
Angry yet afraid to anger	S
Lest he lose those Laughing Eyes	I
He obeying vowed to conquer	S
Scorning to make vain replies	I
Went and weary seemed the journey	O
All along the yellow plain	H
Red as rose leaves in the grasses	I
Flushed his dusky cheeks with pain	H
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IX	I
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Grave in silent circles seated	C
'Neath their Moya's smoke tanned cone	X
Round the fire his chieftains heard him	T
Holding each a pipe's red stone	X
Pausing long they gave their counsel	V
Different from their wont for here	S
All the young men spoke for kindness	I
All the old men were severe	S
But the Braves rode forth at morning	L
Half the magic darts they bore	S
Pledge so precious of their friendship	Y
None had thought to give before	S
To the huntress nation welcome	J
Waking song in every tent	C
Where the hours were passed in feasting	L
And the days to love were lent	C
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X	I
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Thus the maidens were the victors	I
For to them the warriors came	Z
Laughing Eyes but loved the Star Child	C
When his shafts her own became	Z
Ah but where is man or woman	A2
Who may boast of triumph long	B2
Nought abides and mighty nations	I
Cannot ever more be strong	B2
So each huntress found a master	S
Yielding to her heart's new birth	C2
And no more along the prairie	O
Beat her steed the sounding earth	C2
Yearly yet the Blackfeet women	A2
Meet and dance and sing the day	C
When through love they won and winning	L
Freedom passed with love away	C

John Campbell

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