October 14, 2019
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme
for this week is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which are celebrated
on Oct. 14.
I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com
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A Columbus Day poem in which Columbus reflects upon the
terrible consequences for indigenous people of his discoveries:
Could I have seen the consequence
Of my bold
exploration,
Looking back before
I left
Upon my life's
creation --
Millions genocidally
Butchered, starved,
enslaved,
Under laws and
governments
Savage, cruel,
depraved --
Despite all this, I
would have gone,
And new lands found,
and new worlds known,
Yet drawn by what I
craved.
© by Nicholas Gordon
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This week’s theme: Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day
10/14: Could I Have Seen the Consequence
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