Best Amos Poems

“Howdy Amos”, “Howdy Seth”, without a glance.
Amos t’aint much for words as he stares straight ahead
His gaze as straight as his furrows.
Amos is what you might call a “deep thinker”.
I watch as he bounces up and down on the plow hitch
The bells on his mighty...

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God is supremely graciously good
to all that He owns as His own
among all the nations that He made
for Israel, He will shake even His known

Behold the Lord commands in His voice
to divide His precious from those of no account
even the pebbles are God's own formation
loving...

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Forget-me-not sprigs
for the nipper of figs
and dandelion soup set a boil
The sycamore tree
leans ever toward me
crowned in humility: loyal....

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This prophesy came by the prophet Amos
standing telling the message of the Lord
that a severe famine was on the way
for judgement is coming by His mighty sword

The Lord will send a famine of the living bread
they'll search all over from east to west
run to and...

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How utterly shocking it was 
To see his smile fading like a flower 
Withering in summer's hot sun, 
He who with his ‘Good Morn' would pause 
‘Pon delivering office papers 
And daily supply of goodwill 
With his customary broad smile 
Only to melt soon as...

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My Great Great Aunt Prissy had a magical dog. 
She never needed friends but she did have a blog. 
Her acquaintances were thrilled with her pix 
Of a talking dog with costumes so thick 

She would put hilarious captions under the blog 
Stating the words...

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well, Amos got tired
of picking up fares
in his Harlem cab,
and decided to take
a break,
maybe from the urban
blues, he'd find a way to shake

so he drove his cab
to his favorite country spot,
with his bow and arrow,
rifle season, it was not
he waited in patience
for prey to come
bag...

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Poor absent minded
Amos Magoo!
He used to be Keeper 
Down at the zoo.
                                 ...

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"Howdy Amos”, “Howdy Seth” as Amos points to the empty seat 
Next to him on the bench by the Limerick Town Bandstand.
Amos t’aint much for words but he’s a pretty good pointer.
“Whatcha doing, Amos?” “Sittin’”.
Did I say Amos t’aint much for words?
However, it seems that...

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Out of sight and ought of mind is a philosophy vain,

It holds not a bit between friends of standing;

(Not even between enemies, again!)

The more time takes you from sight,

Much more your thoughts arrest my mental train;

And I can’t help but pen this rhyme,

To treat the...

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The lion has roared
But has anyone heard?
The jungle wilds have listened
All have scattered and hidden
Each time a sparrow falls
Our Heavenly Father sees all
And hastens to the birdy's fall

The Divine questioner has spoken
But the human hearer has not heard
Our busied hearts have yet to be stirred
Too...

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You stole my son without communication leaving me in massive distress.
With no regard to my feelings as I laid my soul to rest.
I died that night maybe two or three times you see.
You’ll never know how much he means to me.
You’ll always be the reaper...

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We were relaxing on the bed, Amos and me.
He is my He-cat, older, set in his ways you see.
I have to calm down a bit, or he holds me down.
Sometimes I am too bouncy, he gives me a frown.

Today it is raining, we are up...

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Cheers! Emmanuel Amos:
A Fast Gathering Moss!
No more a Rolling Stone.
The magic wrought alone…

Now, nice strong. houses builds:
Vibrated blocks for them wields
All Strong Generators
Withstand Incinerators…

Amos I’d taught in Okpo
A World I’d sought her succour:
From a tough part of the clan;
She could go to war no plan’
I...

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'Least likely' times three,
Putting me through difficulty
To persuade me to go away,
Axing with, "Have a nice day..."

So much for a 'Protection Plan'!
That maze through which no one can,
Defeat the 'Crooked Counterplan'!
The 'gods of profit' win again!

(sigh)

'Most likely' times three,
These "gods of profit' turn beastly,
And poison...

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