~
SPIRIT
OF
TODAY'S
WARRIOR
~
Although
he's
traded
his
buckskins
for
shirt
and
tie
He
still
walks
proud
under
Grandfather's
sky
Replacing
bows
and
arrows
with
his
skills
and
mind
He
protects
the
children,
elders,
and
weak
of
his
kind
He
goes
to
war
each
and
every
day
but
battles
in a
different
way
...
He
walks
a
war
path
some
cannot
see
Battling
indifference
and
apathy
He
no
longer
carries
tomahawk
and
lance
He's
sometimes
dressed
in
suit
coat
and
pants
...
Fighting
environment's
smoggy
haze
He
battles
with
new
methods
and
ways
Their
once
carried
shield
has
been
replaced
they
now
carry
calculators
and
brief
case
Quivers
of
arrows
are
carried
in
hearts
inside
as
ancestor's
spirits
watch
and
guide
...
Computers
and
technology
replaced
his
knife
He
now
battles
for
Mother
earth
and
a
better
life
He's
determined,
brave
and
honor
bound
As
he
faces
each
of
this
battle's
round
Today's
warrior
comes
from
different
tribes
and
clans
fighting
together
to
save
Mother
earth's
land
As
their
battle
continues
fierce
and
long
Wakan
tanka
Blesses
their
spirits
strong
He
sometimes
wears
denim
jeans
of
blue
battling
to
maintain
honor,
principles
and
value
His
story
once
told
by
the
paints
on
his
face
is
now
told
by
his
spirit's
heart
we
embrace
Each
day
he
bravely
continues
this
battle's
toils
Principles,
honor,
and
dignity
will
forever
be
his
spoils
He's
the
brave
warrior
of
yesterday
Peace
warrior
of
tomorrow
Modern
warrior
of
today,
He
fights
today's
battles
in a
new
way
Barbara
LaBarbera
(LadyBleaux)
©
2004
used
with
permission
ThunderWolfLA@aol.com
*Dedicated
to
today's
warriors
And
especially
to
Red
Hawk
(Lakota)
Dragonfly
(Cherokee
Long
Hair
Clan)
Ernie
Smiling
Hawk
(Mohawk)
Clint
Walker
(Clints
Shy)
~
Cherokee
Decent
Bold
Tongue
(Cherokee)
Bold
Tongue's
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