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Basie Poems - Poems about Basie
The Kennedy Center
...The Kennedy Center is known to the world For honoring those in the arts – From Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Astaire, Whose talents top all of the charts. Sinatra, Gene Kelly, L. Bernstein, Ka......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
basie,
art,
Form:
Rhyme
Grand Dragon Press
...Some may say grand dragon others grand wizard either or it began in 60s everything was a bit chaotic the death of John f Kennedy Bobby Kennedy pope John XXlll my birth and Martin Luther kings famous ......
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©
Yolanda Nicholsen
Categories:
basie,
allah,
Form:
Quintain (English)
The New World Order
...It is not new. The thirteen families, and Freemasons have been plotting for hundreds of years. Here are the thirteen families that make up the list. Rothchild, Bundy, Collins, Ayers, Kennedy, Rockefe......
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©
Michael Tor
Categories:
basie,
bible, dark, future, jesus,
Form:
Narrative
Cora's Clothesline
...What softness in silence amidst the cacophony of a spin cycle world war. Lying next to your glow in sleep's stillness, careful of your bandaged hand. Watching your breath enter and leave, the rise ......
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©
Quoth Theraven
Categories:
basie,
desire, heart, innocence, june,
Form:
Narrative
Aye Chalk Lot, a Boot the Latest Scoop
...As a lactose intolerant cow whirring lion eye zing dual (Banjo playing) Manichean ("FAKE") keen man womanizing, faux nymphomaniac wannabe, I cone only scream about visualizing ni......
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©
Matthew Harris
Categories:
basie,
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Puttin On the Ritz
...Kevin Solomon 9/9/2015 The Lion and the Crown Cobalt blue goblet and the spangled gown Black tie and high browns Puttin on the Ritz Flappers dancing the Charleston Jazz by Count Basie and Du......
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©
Kevin Solomon
Categories:
basie,
clothes, crazy, culture, dance,
Form:
Couplet
Family Grief Family Happiness
...Have you ever written anything without sub combing to tears ? My Family portrait in my mind , 2 older sisters , 2 brothers My Mother caring about all five in different ways ......
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©
Shanity Rain
Categories:
basie,
addiction, autumn, beautiful, beauty,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Old Lp
...As I dusted off an old jazz LP A musical genie appeared to me With seven notes in his hand And a wish for each one So I wished to see some singers and bands Then I traveled back in time On a C n......
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©
Joseph May
Categories:
basie,
music,
Form:
Free verse
The Cotton Club
...He wipes the tables clean Picks up the dirty wears Take out the garbage Stock the fridge with beers Cleans the bath room And mops the floors Sweep outside on the sidewalks Before he the doors Soun......
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©
Kasim Ishmael
Categories:
basie,
introspection, tribute, music, music,
Form:
Light Verse
Early Morning Harmony
...Danced with Conceived and born Sung to and nursed On a downy soft quilt Transfused with Vibrations of Ellington Basie, Crosby, Waller Goodman and Armstrong Skyrocketed spiritually By Ke......
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©
Gary Mccormick
Categories:
basie,
childhood,
Form:
Free verse