Bold champion of a noble race, <br />Who never fear'd the pale man's face, <br />Or nation tried'st thou to disgrace, <br />Or name of Seminolé; <br /> <br />Who, for the rescue of thy wife, <br />Upraised the tomahawk and knife, <br />And led thy brethren to the strife,— <br />'Twas the brave Oceola! <br /> <br />Roused by the war-whoop's distant sound, <br />Scatter'd thou death and carnage round <br />Thine everglade, or sacred mound, <br />And lands of Seminolé. <br /> <br />But, ah! the fatal moment, when <br />Thou placed reliance on the men, <br />Who, under flag of truce, did then <br />Deceive thee, Oceola! <br /> <br />Fame will record it to the shame <br />Of those who plann'd, and those who came <br />To desecrate fair Freedom's name <br />By robbing Seminolé. <br /> <br />But thou, Floridan, art the boast <br />Through thy wild romantic coast, <br />While all thy brave unconquered host <br />Remember Oceola!<br /><br />Benjamin Cutler Clark<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-seminole/
