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Best Jesse James Poems

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Premium Member The Graves of Jesse James
Two empty coffins...with unknown names 
Saved for the unfortunates...of Jesse James 
Made for the men, they say...Jesse killed 
Only a matter of time, they'll both...be...

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Categories: jesse james, humorous,
Form: Epitaph
Jesse James/Sandra Bullock
Jesse James
hang your head

really?...

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Categories: jesse james, lost love
Form: Narrative
Jesse James 1847-1872
I won't begin to list his jobs 
because we’ve heard them all,
from confederate raider to stick
up man, he had a bad man’s gaul

His fame spread...

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Categories: jesse james, death, image, truth,
Form: Cowboy Poetry



Premium Member Celebrating Jesse James Day
Jesse James
Albia Iowa’s claim to fame
remembering when the bank got held up
they celebrate annual Jesse James Day
in honor of the outlaw who did not hurt...

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Categories: jesse james, history,
Form: Free verse
Jesse Rode With Quantrill
Jesse rode with Quantrill as did his brother Frank
They were soldiers of the southland before they robbed a bank
Quantrill was a hero to the southern...

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Categories: jesse james, memory,
Form: Rhyme