Accentuate And Celebrate
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As we approach the celebration
of our country's founding, one
could view the glass as half empty
Or half full. Or one could complain
about how far we have yet to go as a nation;
Or be divid...
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Categories:
achievers, appreciation, family,
Form: Narrative
Long Story Short: You Survived
...long story short, you survived
all of life's craziness, junk and jive
one day the sun had been shining but the air smelled foul
for the sea was in turmoil and a lot of the fish had drowned. ho...
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Categories:
achievers, blessing, spiritual,
Form: Dramatic Verse
707 BRONX JUMP
...A street beat… no, a clave/ not just one, but a chorus of Cuban souls, whispering stories of sun-drenched streets/ sugar cane rum, and women of the streets/ Conga lines in the neighborhood/ Fidel Cas...
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Categories:
achievers, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
HONORING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
...All Women everywhere
Believing in themselves
Achievers in courage
Determined minds
Desired attributes
Educated mission
Dedication guide
Established
Some are not famous and names acquainted
T...
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Categories:
achievers, appreciation, care, character, courage,
Form: Free verse
THE VOICES OF STRIVE
...The Sound of Blackness
Echoes of Achievement that surround in surpassing opposition
Breaking down boundaries and climbing high mountains with
All the strength and endurance
The aroma of Forefath...
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Categories:
achievers, appreciation, career, courage, creation,
Form: Free verse
PLAY BALL
...Baseball Legend, Joe Black
Pitcher for the BROOKLYN DODGERS
Played on the team with Jackie Robinson
In fact, Mr. Black and Mr. Robinson were room mates
Mr. Black was also a former Corporate VP at...
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Categories:
achievers, appreciation, blessing, business, career,
Form: Free verse
''NFC'' Our Natural State
...If age is a constant then daydreams and nightmares
will cease to exist when the best of life is achieved
as maturity stabilizes at a level of immaturity favors
the innocence in confidence-mired i...
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Categories:
achievers, imagery, poetry, visionary,
Form: Rhyme
The Subject of Rosebuds
...Rosebuds draft in scarlet, crimson, or maroon,
dreams to capture the viewer's point of view,
as its blossom's sheath their basis to its prune,
magnificent achievers rise in rows queue,...
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Categories:
achievers, beautiful, flower, growth, rose,
Form: Ottava rima
Weathered Opportunities
...Beyond the relics stance tainted feigned glory,
the achievers had gifted us their puzzles,
speckled based best in their field of theory,
like Baia hot baths, can't stomach its guzzles...
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Categories:
achievers, conflict, history, money, passion,
Form: Ottava rima
Love’s Choice
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His light fell over the shadows
lifting the solemn spirit’s gloom
stirring precious people, He chose
revealing who rose from the tomb
making a way for believers
lifting the sol...
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Categories:
achievers, christian, forgiveness, hope, inspirational,
Form: Terzanelle
Ghost Town
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As memories scatter in echoes of laughter. I recall childhood dreams now lost among old trees. Hope once ran free and wild, but now I just feel tired. A playground of conflicts, which no ...
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Categories:
achievers, childhood, nostalgia, youth,
Form: Alexandrine
Confidence
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Quote: Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person.
Mark M Ford
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Categories:
achievers, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Life
...An odyssey through hurdles, yet a blessing it is to dwell on earth,
Aiming for destination beloved, chasing sweet dreams of mirth,
Through successes and failures, amid joys and woes, since birth,
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Categories:
achievers, life,
Form: Rhyme
School
...They say school is a diamond of time
An exquisite part of any select persons life
But not mine
School is a prison
The bars keeping my ideas deep inside
Tiny bits of escape
Ideas bubbling to t...
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Categories:
achievers, school,
Form: Free verse
Winners and Losers
...winners
surefire, lucky
honoring, crowning, notifying
achievers, success, non-starter, failures
compensating, voiding" lowballing
hopel...
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Categories:
achievers, creation, poetry, words,
Form: Diamante
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