Poems / Stories by Richard Sutton 'Winter Wolf'
Powhatan/Cherokee/Melungeon


Skinwalkers
Morning Ritual Chant
Not This Way


Skinwalkers

Evil for Evil
Blow for Blow
Chidren Reap
Elders Sow

Shaman Spirit encased
atop Mountain of stone
Snarling Beasts slink
along the base
Eyes afire flash
Fangs gnash bones

Evil for Evil
Blow for Blow
Children Reap
Elders Sow

Human Beings cower
Standing People sway
Skinwalkers shimmer over
Wolves cannot bay
Granfather bring light
Creator eases fright

.. repeat!

* Chant with Drum, Flute or Bone Whistle

Written by Winter Wolf (Richard Lee Sutton) ©, Harvest Moon, 2000


Morning Ritual Chant (Pipe Dream)

Facing East
Grandfather's Face
Yellow Streak

Thank Creator

Willow Bark
Sumac Leaf
Birch Bark

Thank Creator

Sage Stem
Hemp Leaf
Knick-a-Knick

Thank Creator

Mandan ... Powhatans
Cherokee ... Melungeons
Human Beings

Thank Creator

Four Directions
Earth Sky
Spirits Fly

Thank Creator

Winter Wolf
Spirit Wind
I am

Thank Creator

* Chant with Drum, Flute or Bone Whistle during Smudge Ceremonies

Written by Winter Wolf (Richard Lee Sutton) ©, Starving Moon, 2000


Not This Way

Inmate Chatter
Little Blue
Doesn't Matter
Nothing New

Getting High
Feeling Old
Sliding By
Talking Bold

Missing Teeth
Thinning Hair
Tempers Seethe
Levis Bare

Group Strife
Hopes Fades
Homemade Knife
Bones Made

Moral Slime
Prison Gray
Release Time
Not this way...

Written by Winter Wolf (Richard Lee Sutton) ©, Thanksgiving Day, 11-28-02