Le Voyage Magnifique

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo soldiers
made their mark in history
showing bravery
and tenaciousness in spades,
despite racial prejudice
and native unrest.
For years of loyal service,
we still salute them.

Notes ▶︎

1. Buffalo soldiers: https://buffalosoldiersmuseum.org/the-buffalo-soldiers/

2. The Oriental Octet is a merger of Japanese Tanka and Haiku forms of poetry, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/2008-form-unique-to-the-study-and-writing... .