Mapping Indigenous Poetry of North America, 1830-1924

"Injun Summa'" By Hen-toh

You seen it that smoky, hazy, my frien’, 
It’s hangin’ all ’roun’ on edges of sky? 
In moon of failin’ leaves, ’at’s when 
It’s always come, an’ jus’ floatin’ by. 

You know, my fren’, what’s make it that kin’? 
It’s spirits o’ home-sick warriors come;
An’ somewha’s his lodge fires all in line 
Jus’ near as could get it to his ol' home. 

I think he’s like it, Happy Huntin’ Groun’, 
It’s mus’ ta be a nice, eva’thin’ ova’ tha’; 
But, mebbe so, fo’ little’ bit, jus’ kin’ a look ’roun’ 
When year it’s get ol’, an’ days an sky it’s fair, 

He’s kin’ a like to wanda’ back ol’ huntin’ groun’. 
But don’t want a stay. No, cause it’s all gone, 
Beaver, Bear, Buffalo, all; it’s can’t be foun’; 
Anyhow, makes good dream fo’ him, ’bout eva’ one. 

So he’s come back an’ make it his lodge fire, 
All ’roun’ ova’ tha’ on edges of sky; 
An’ it’s nice wa’m sun, an’ you don’ get tire, 
Cause it’s 0l’ Injun Summa’-time, ’at’s why. 

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