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Belafonte Poems - Poems about Belafonte


Petulas touch
...A story I came across recently. Hail to Petula Clark…. Petula’s Touch She was a singer of some renown Downtown and My love was her popular sound And on 2 April 1968 she was still top Renown ......

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Categories: belafonte, angst, prejudice,
Form: Dramatic Verse
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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Categories: belafonte, art,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member THERE’S A HOLE
...A short note, my husband’s ice machine is His baby, and to have it broken down just Before Christmas dear everyone, was a Catastrophe. THERE’S A HOLE My ice machine is broken dear Jenny D......

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Categories: belafonte, fun,
Form: Free verse
Harry Belafonte
...Some are born Harlem Mercedes and cast their shadow wide Turn the world around with love and peace Sapple as a Jamaican Calypso you rode the island Sun and gave your generational heart An Alad......

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Categories: belafonte, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Harry Belafonte
...Harold George Belanfante Jr. 1927 – 2023 Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor and unshakeable civil rights activist......

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Categories: belafonte, celebrity, eulogy,
Form: Elegy



Premium Member Speaking Bidenese Humor
...What in the world is the Tolly-Bon? Related, perchance to a woke, unicorn? Belafonte used the word Tally Man. Biden constantly chirps,”C’mon, Man! The Quee......

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Categories: belafonte, adventure, fun, humorous,
Form: Couplet
Hide the Details
... Everybody got a Hollywood life story to tell More meat on the bone give juicier bites to sell Nobody ever turns in a tarnished silver screenplay Those warts and mistakes get Photos......

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Categories: belafonte, allegory, fun, metaphor, word
Form: Vogon Poetry
Calypso Means Spring Is Here
...Some say when daffodils shoot up Spring is here. It’s safe to put away your boots and shovels. Maybe somewhere but not where I live. I’ve seen daffodils on Monday peeking out of snow on......

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Categories: belafonte, spring,
Form: Blank verse
This Day and Time
...This Day and Time Was listening to Bernie and hearing songs being sung by Harry Belafonte. So sentimental his songs seemed to me When were heard what I wanted to be My Savior close and near ......

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Categories: belafonte, allegory, analogy, , memorial,
Form: Couplet
The Cunning Linguist
...Folks think I'm a nice guy, to a fault I guess I am, if those folks only knew deep down I just don't give a damn, I'm tryin to keep my language clean like crispy Franklin notes, I am The Cunning Li......

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Categories: belafonte, dedication, me,
Form: Rhyme
Revenge of the Cunning Linguist
...Folks think I'm a nice guy, to a fault I guess I am, if those folks only knew deep down I'm tellin them to scram, I'm tryin to keep my language clean like crispy Franklin notes, I ......

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Categories: belafonte, on writing and words
Form: Rhyme
Cunning Linguist
...Folks think I'm a nice guy, to a fault I guess I am, if those folks only knew deep down I just don't give a d@mn, I'm tryin to keep my language clean like crispy Franklin notes, I am that cu......

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Categories: belafonte, introspectionme,
Form: Rhyme

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