The Forsaken Comments
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Once in the winter
Out on a lake
In the heart of the north-land,
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.......this brave lady was like the colourful leaves of autumn.....destined to fall to the ground....and ultimately we are all just a leaf waiting to fall from the tree of life.....truly a great poem.....and so sad they would leave her...
We have recently studied this poem for English at my school. I am doing an essay on it and the way it contrasts with 'Everybody's Mother' by Liz Lochhead in my external exam for NCEA Level 2 tomorrow. I really like this poem and have rated it 8/10. It shows the strength ('valient, unshaken') that the Chipewa woman possesed. It's so empowering to see how she doesn't protest her fate, she merely accepts her situation and understands it is the way things are. I admire her for the strength she shows.
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7/25/2025 12:06:53 AM # 1.0.0
I remember reading this in a collection of Canadian poetry. The story stayed with me for a long time, we venerate life, but what is a life without the ability to live such a great work