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Best Dubois Poems

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W. E. B. Dubois (From Pages)
Martin,
Not the German patrician, his vision was a stair
But our own peaceful prince
Well he invoked you
And not by calling Samuel back from the dead
He invoked...

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Categories: dubois, history, peopleme,
Form: Free verse



Home of the Slaves
Land of the free
Home of the slaves
The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate
Amongst the soil where they were slain
I’m hearing their struggle
I’m feeling...

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© Humble B  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: dubois, allegory, black african american,
Form: Verse
Tell the Stories
Zora Neal saw that Their Eyes Were Watching God, when
Toni Morrison heard The Song of Solomon, and
James Baldwin Told It on the Mountain, while
W.E.B. DuBois...

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© Lara Wash  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: dubois, bird, peace, song, sun,
Form: Didactic
The Spirit of a Slave
Where did all those black people go in Black History such as W.E.B Dubois, 
George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth,and many more that came before.
 ...

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Categories: dubois, baptism, bereavement, black african
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Let's Lead the Way
Over 200 years of oppression
Now days are we paying for our transgressions
Doing slavery we used our bravery
Breaking the chains doing the inhumane suffering and pain
While...

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Categories: dubois, black african american, history,
Form: Rhyme



Forgive Us, Dr King
You died for our equal treatment, and we demand "affirmative action."

You died for integration, and we justify segregation when we throw public brawls and destroy...

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© Lord Bard  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: dubois, africa, betrayal, black african
Form: Epic
Premium Member Wisdom's Marching Council
I know you invited the Brothers to side-line along,
but only if we are here to listen;
Don't speak.

Yet I may have credential for qualifying voice.
For I,...

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Categories: dubois, deep, health, poverty, race,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member For Spacious Time
I need some natural,
organic,
spacious kinda time.
Where is nature in this time,
my time,
our time?

Perhaps nature is to time
as solid forms are to flowing recreation,
as body solidarity...

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Categories: dubois, culture, love, music, race,
Form: Free verse
Love - a Human Emotion
To find true love is such a thrill
Your heart pounds hard against your will
Glowing eyes and loving smile
Make you believe it’s all worthwhile

Apart for long...

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Categories: dubois, friendship, hope, inspirational, life,
Form: Rhyme
C'Est La Vie
Late 80s, Quebec, Ville de Lasalle,
A piece of my life, a piece of me,
I left behind;  Fait accompli.
What I miss most? Je ne sais...

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Categories: dubois, childhood, life, people, places,
Form: Sonnet
The Darkest Moment
The world is bleak the world is dark
There is no spark left in my life
A worthless journey with worthless goals
Made up with years of empty...

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Categories: dubois, confusion, death, depression, fear,
Form: Rhyme
The Final Sleep
A petal falls as morning dawns
flutters and sways gently aground
a light breeze may carry it away
before nature finalizes decay

the golden rose from whence it came
stands...

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Categories: dubois, death, fantasy, hope, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Whatever I Am, I Just Accept
Amongst the countless grains of sand
I sit and gather some in hand
A moonless sky is up tonight
Glittering stars with all their might

The grains of sands...

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Categories: dubois, confusion, devotion, faith, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
She Patiently Awaits...
SHE PATIENTLY AWAITS...

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Categories: dubois, daughter, death, father, father,
Form: Rhyme
Moments of Time
There is an endless sea that engulfs all dreams
There is a land of sand that has no time

There is a sun that glows and a...

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Categories: dubois, life, nature, space, time,
Form: Rhyme

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