They came; they came Oh Pioneers They came, engaged Conquered, and enslaved Freed; grieved and believed Moved westward Were ensnared Camped and shared Were exposed, but The nation grows Eventually from The east to west Wounded or killed Survived all dread Prayed for the Hand of God Part of the history Is still a mystery Fighting over land A part of our freedom From tyranny to this The abyss, but bridges Were built; courage it took And never to look Back and flee, for This was earned By toil and sweat Animals and farmland No sure bet Losses and survival A combination like Life and death The old got older And the young did the same But this was theirs They had no shame Took their loss In flood or flame Started over; kept moving Pride overflowed; they glowed O pioneers Stanski September 18, 2021 ^
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Steve Haarman 