Best Belt Out Poems

...December 14, 1965           

"Mr. Samuel Cooke. Sam Cooke??
You been in that casket for three days..
You a long way from Chicago, son?"

And Sam said, "What happened
Where am I?"

"This is ......

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...Like a bridegroom crowned in crimson,
He rises out of his chamber,
Scarlet circlets round his person,
Bedecked in tangerine amber; 

With tears of joy* shed on the grass,
The world rejoices......

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...Encouraged by the masses
is mediocrity,
like when someone at a bar
sings bad karaoke.
As they belt out notes off key,
we might give guffaws.
Drunken with good will, though,
we offer up......

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           I thought of the pass of I
                        flooding 
                      your eyes
 
          your strong arms lowering
                    mine casket

            ......

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...Man-made drugs
Induce an altered state
A psychedelic paradise
Of euphoria
A burst of colors
Impaired reality of dreams
A fix of blissful forgetfulness
Married to ecstasy

What need have I of these?
W......

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...A Hard Beginning

The cough continues. 
My head... aches, 
but there are needles in my eyes, 
that will not stop poking my lids. 
Everything hurts today, 
that did not hurt yesterday. 
Today ......

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...Is a penny for your thoughts
Money well spent
Or is stating your opinion
A boring non -event

When its time for action 
Do you procastinate
Is it always strike three
When you step up to the p......

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...When cowboys sprawl 'round the camp fire after the days work is done,
They strum guitars and tootle harmonicas and sing to have fun.
Real cowboys don't sing Honky-Tonk or She Done Me Wrong stuff.
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... Oh, hear the rattle of the rolling train;
yhe clap…clap…clacking rhythm,
beating like a conga drum;
every trip it sings along, 
with the tracks repeating song; 
such simple, inexpensive......

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...A portly old man from Spain,
Let his belt out to relieve the strain,
    But his pants button exploded
       Like a missile unloaded
  So far that it brought down rain.......

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...Today, I'll do my best to teach you
the recipe to keep Christmas true.
You'll need to start with a loving heart,
or else your plans will all fall apart.

Decorating a tree sets the mood,......

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...Once knew a lad from the boonies
Could really belt out some sad tunies
Made Elly May cry
Big tears from her eyes
Could also fart in tune with big boomies


© Jack Ellison 2015......

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...The Saints be preserved! Begorra! Today Saint Patrick reigns!
An excuse to get the Irish blood a-coursin' through yer veins!
A time for clans with even a tad of Irish in their genes,
To celebrate ......

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...Blues



Blues     in a sky of   blue

billow  from lonesome      grooves

Brother   your lone harp           weeps

Bandage   my wounds        soul deep
 
Belt out      that heartache   ......

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...Hearts tied together through his love.
Strangers become one.
Hear the voices ring loud.
As they belt out another song.
Hearts were healed
Some were torn.
Some were forgiven
And some were rebo......

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