The Art of Poetry

By Mordestia M. York

The book titled “The Art of Poetry” is a signal of one woman’s journey, homage, and humbleness. This body of works and their varying styles and sounds are meant to capture anyone who needs the lines of these poems, and the emotions that they break apart. These words are from one woman and over the course of 30 years, come to you to soothe, delight, calm, reach, and entertain you. This work is not meant to flatter the author, but to entrance the most lavish of senses. This collection of words and phrases provide a range of thought and extension to one’s senses and feelings. Hopefully, this body of poetic work will lead many into their most favorite one poem. The end of a long day is the intent of these words, to soothe, to calm, and to penetrate what ails the heart, mind, body, and reader’s soul.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781663252999

Mordestia M. York

The author of “The Art of Poetry” is one Mordestia M. York. She currently resides in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area and is 46 years of age. She has one grown daughter and a host of loved ones. Ms. York’s background includes a BA in History and a minor in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Arizona Global Campus. She is credited and featured in the works of such authors as the late Cassie Edwards, having 5 poems inside of five of the “Savage Series” books. Ms. York is credited as a craftswoman, lover of books, and artwork, and creating short stories in her spare time.

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-5297-5 (sc)

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-5299-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023908182

iUniverse rev. date:  05/17/2023

This Book is Dedicated to

the Following People

To my mother Gisele Wilson who has inspired my strength, compassion, love, and support all my life I love you.

To Russell Knetzger and his wife Barb Knetzger, thank you for your friendship, your sharing of the faith that God instilled within you, your knowledge, and your mentorship, I will forever be grateful. To my daughter Gisele York, you are a special and bright light that even during my darkest days my love for you pulls me through to freedom. To my brother George Wilson, your humbleness and quiet nature leaves so very much to be desired, and these things are what I love and treasure about you, the most dear brother. Never scared or afraid of hard work and commitment to any task set before you I love you.

To Dr. Gregory Bushman, I will say Good Talks we have had and thank you.

Most Lovingly, my Mama Dear Ethel Herman I want you to know how much your love and kindness has meant to me during this process and all my life. You are sister to my grandmother, who is the core of these writings that I present. I thank you so much for your love and presence in my life.

To my grandmother who I am named for what I love truly and with these words I pray they are conveyed to all who read this. Mordestia Black, you were a woman of much kindness and love to give. I treasure the memories that you left behind. Without them, I would be naked and light. Through you, I became capable and strong, but also not forgetting the love that I enjoyed. How precious of a gem you were. No one shined brightest than you.

Contents

A Chief’s Prayer to the Heavens

A Lifetime

The Lover

A Lover’s Dream Catcher

The Mating Moon

A Passionate Heart

A Story for Makala

A Thing of Beauty She Is

Walking along a River’s Edge

Angel by My Side

Animal Spirit

Are Thy Words Set in Stone?

As I Look into the Mirror

The Fire

My Feet beneath the Sand

Walk

The Breaking of Day

The Dancing of the Trees

Blazing Horse

Blue Flame

The Dream Catcher of the Buffalo

Butterflies

Into the Night

Captured by Love

Clouded

Companion

Curiosity

Daddy’s Rose

Dear Brother

Dear God

To My Mom

Deer Walker

Dennis and I

Desire

Destined

Destiny

Distant Dream Catcher

Dream Away

Dear Dream Catcher

Spirit of the Dream Catcher

Dream Catchers

Dream Dancer

Dreamless Dream Catcher

Dreams of a Red Man

Dreams of a Warrior

Faithfully

Falcon Moon

Into the Distance

Intentional Encounters

Foot Trails along the Earth

Only One Night

Georgia Peach

Gray Raven

Happy Holidays

Mother’s Day

Heavenly Father

How Do I Love Thee?

Hummingbird

I Climbed the Mountain

Gazing Outside

I Ran through the Forest

A World Peaceful

I Rise

My Love

Searching

Deep Down

Thinking

Seeing His Glory

Within the Flowers

I Yearn

If I Had the Chance

I Stopped and Stared

Fierce

In This Light

Indian Rain

Intimate Fires

Lost

Lakota Sunrise

Lovely

Love’s Constant Forever

Maiden’s Dream Catcher

Misty Blue

Monopoly

Monumental

Moon and Sun

Moonlight Wolf

Morning Star

Moving Mountains

Can You See?

My Dream Catcher

A People

Soft Whispers

He Comes

Mystical Dream Catcher

Native Dream Catcher

Native Song

Caught by Surprise

Night Wing

Noble Warrior

Paradise

Pale Rider

Passions Flame

Pretty Baby

Promise Me

Raven Heart

Rebirth

Red Rock

Rendezvous

Rest

Resurrection

Rosebud

Running

Running Fox (Lakota)

Running Fox

Sailing

Savage Abandon

Savage Darkness

Savage Dreamer

Savage Glory

Savage Heart

Savage Intrigue

Savage Lies

Savage Nights

Savage Quest

Savage Rage

Savage Skies

Savage Storm

Savage Touch

Savage Wind

Savage Wrongs

Shadow Bear

Shadows in the Night

Shadows

Darkness

Rapture

Water’s Edge

Shooting Star

Sight Unseen

They Dance

Snake Eyes

So Deserving

Solace

Somber Seas

Spirit Guide Woman

Spirit Walker

Stand Still

An Old Friend

Step Aside

Stolen Thunder

Strangers

I Am

Lover to Lover

Such a Proud Man

Sun Fire

Taking the Time

The Bear

The Grieving

The Indian Dreamer

The Plain River

The Storyteller

The Traveler

The Walk in the Park That Day

The Wild Within

Wildflower

A Storm Comes

Holiday

Through the Eyes

Passage

Thunder Warrior

Torn

Tree Décor

Trick or Treat

Twilight

Blazing Passion

High on the Hill

War Bear

Warrior Dreams

Waves

Who I Am

Temptation

Wings of Glory

Wolf Calling

Wolf Eyes

Yellow Moon

The Scene

Long Shore

A Warrior and His Steed

A Chief’s Prayer to the Heavens

I, Chief,

Leader of my people

With the buffalo at my side,

Stand on this rock so high

So you can truly hear this prayer.

Send the hand of this mighty warrior

To me, I beg of you.

Lighten your spirits,

And make the buffalo plentiful.

A chief’s prayer.

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