Best Jerri Poems

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Adeleke and Amy, Andrew, Audrey, Barbara,...

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Medical they proposed  to be
Arnold Schwarzenegger and me
Relentless advertising - negativity
Individual battles -  the Ebay girl - a possibility 
Judging seventy-two year old's virility 
Under cover  all some political  pot heads
Another election seeing thin, colorful threads
No one's thinking clear, a foggy...

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June 2, 2014 at 7:26pm

 Too much testosterone in our Bologna

too much testosterone-e in our baloney

killed the dignity of our femininity.

Stepped out of my character onto front

lines, armed with cocktails, rocks, and lighters

Mothers, warriors, and freedom fighters.



Black, setbacks and women's rights too

taking us back 360...

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when i walked into your room
i felt such a peace i 
hadn’t felt in a really long time
you smiled and said
jerri i’m so glad to see you
i said i love you so much
the time we spent together
that last day was so special 
’i’ve kept it...

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when it gets to be to much
i just have to go away
the noise is screaming
way to loud
i can't think beyond my head
i take myself to a quiet place
where no one else can go
it's ever so peaceful
i go to places that take
me beyond all that's
going on
i...

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When we start to think about high school 
We think about way way  back then 
Where all of us knew each other 
 But only a handful of us were friends
I remember your faces way back then  when we use to pass in...

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Home of The Free and the Brave

The 4th of July is a
special time to 
remember with parades
picnics, family and friends, 
but what touches me
most is to hear the
Star Spangled Banner.
To sing of the Star 
Spangled Banner
yet Waving and,
To know that I 
live in the Home,...

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We called our Bed and Breakfast the Presidents’ House 
A sprawling antebellum Italianate with a rich historical past 
Fed our guests tasty nourishing breakfasts of presidential repast 
Served by an eighteenth century-adorned raconteur, my spouse. 
Our guest house was known for its spectral residents merry...

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life the way you see things
is how you see yourself
simple things unnoticed
are right before your eyes
you have to look for rainbows
and things that bring you joy
look way beyond the clouds
there's an endless world
awaiting you to open up inside

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She left too soon, but when she left
she rode across the waves 
with many dolphins by her side.
The smile on her face as she
glided across the waves
such peace in her eyes did portray.
Everytime I see aa dolphin glide
across the waves I think of my friend
and...

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Awaiting sunset, one by one the colors fill the sky
hues of fuchsia and orange etched in the clouds
paint a picture more beautiful than life itself
as the whitecaps lap onto the shore with fury
anticipation begins to grow awaiting sunset
and all of the splendor that it will...

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Why?

WHY  do we blacks laugh at each other 
whenever we get the chance?
We talk about one another,
When the other one tries to advance.

WHY do we fear when someone is different, 
but the same color as you and I.
Do you, as being blacks, read of...

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Mistaken Identify

Jerri had a funny doggie
Who saw his shadow. Yep, so scary!
Barked, “Ribbet”. Sounded froggie? 
Jumped high to fly. Would not tarry!
Ran home to nap. Did exit groggy!


November 23, 2020...

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sunset

the sun on the 
ocean illuminates the
sky with deepest orange
the ocean beneath laps
in ever quietly
it is the end of day
and all is calm
overhead a seagull
flies freely
swooping into
land upon the shore
the sun is now setting
the sky's changed
forever more

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over the rainbow

somewhere over the rainbow
is sometimes beyond the blue
the colors of the rainbow add
a splash to all of our lives
bringing us happiness, sadness
some almost always
unexpected emotion that
touches us to our core
reminding us that great
things come out of trials
and they are to be treasured

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