Best Hamilton Poems

Not for The Howdy Partner Contest




How many times, have you found,

yourself, walking down the street

Stetson on your head

and cowhide on your feet

Trying to rustle up

a verse, that seems the best

For The Shadow Hamilton

Poetry contest 



Now, I started drinkin' whiskey  

and scratching my blue jeans

But...

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My untamed heart, 
ruled by unruly wants
Sometimes in tatters, 
but flatters and taunts

I played at life...
but life played me harder,
Lived bet to debt...
in life's Russian roulette

Chorus
I'm like a ghost ship, 
stranded on breakers
searching for life, without any light
I rummage through...
my Psyches ruins
Dreams duel disasters, 
but...

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Lady Alice Hamilton from Nambucca,
Was a large lady that enjoyed her tucker,
            At any posh soiree
     She'd seat herself by the buffet,
Eating so much she would sometimes splutter....

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Like Humpty Dumpty we all fall, but faith will help us climb any wall.


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 8/23/2016
17 syllables...

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All the buzz is justified;
If I’d said different, I’d’a lied.
A slice of history unfurled
Like nothing else that’s in the world.

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote
The lyrics, book and every note
Of music, all in hip-hop time
With such creative, perfect rhyme.

For everyone who has the chance,
Go see it, for it...

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Layer upon layer then a surprise inside
Poor little Vicky has gone and died
Big plastic trash bags and the face they hide
Poor little Vicky has gone and died

Evil man, evil man has chopped her up
Poor little Vicky was left to rot
Smothered her in plastic and threw...

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I have felt the love
I have felt the hate
I have felt the life leave my heart

I have felt the ones I loved betray me
I have felt ones care from afar
I have always wanted a few besides me
Without them I am nothing

Whether you are there from...

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John is a Christian man, a philosopher, and a poet that 
offers his talents, beliefs, and insights to all 
honestly, openly, and with a compassionate, understanding heart,
never preaching, and yet, sure of his convictions. 

His quote, "Sunsets are biased, because, they are naturally one-sided," 
allows...

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The soundtrack of “Hamilton”
Gives me a lift
Which is better, to me,
Than a typical gift.

From the opening chords
(Which repeat several times),
I am steeped in delight
By the music and rhymes.

Sitting still’s not a choice
When the rapping begins 
And no matter your tastes,
Every listener wins.

If you’ve somehow missed...

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“Hamilton’s” the show to watch
On Independence Day.
If you’ve not seen it, find out if
You can concoct a way.

On Broadway, it was magical – 
No one would disagree – 
But what appealed to me the most
Was, oh, the poetry!

The acting, music, costumes, sets
Were all top-notch, indeed,
Yet...

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Ian Finlay H!ilton 'CLOUD'S ANCHOR

                        (     )
           ...

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Pale Shelter
A Song by the Band
Tears for Fears

Was i supposed to know ?
The answers ?
Or whether they were merely questions ?
With changing goalposts
Less and Less
The relationship power sands shift
In opposing directions 

When all i want is love
You reduce me to tears
All i want is love
Yet...

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Soon everything we know will rapidly be changed
Into an unfamiliar landscape and a worldwide shooting range
Guns pointing in every direction and at every town
No inspections will be allowed and best not show a frown
Orwellian decrees are issued, as government is a fail
False leaders arise; resorting...

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Simply Savagely Scathing,  
Your words how they bleed 
Spewing bitter astringent, still 
Assimilated by a voracious, vampiric me.

You-
Dictate, Mandate, and Inundate 
Like an immortal; 
Dispensing positional orders.
With acrid tones, and
Gaslight  Introductions.
Direct the Directives Direction 
Push an Inclination infection.
Insult my habitation, 
Maliciously.

But listen-
All that Vicious Talk...

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The weight of ages, a ghostly gaze,
A thousand stories in a timeless maze,
They watch me now, from shadows deep,
A silent vigil they forever keep.

History's breath, a chilling breeze,
Rustling through the ancient trees,
Their eyes, a mosaic, sharp and keen,
Observing every act, every scene.

Not just the heroes,...

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