Best Louis Armstrong Poems

"Pops" is gone
Master of the trumpet
  He dazzled 
         with his artistry
  We listened 
and watched
    The man could rip 
out a tune.....
But if the truth be told 
He is gone
He's with...

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now is all there is,
that's the nature of the beast,
relatively speaking
advantaging 'those' who control time...
now is a situation of absence and meaning
'those'...are us and our day to day routines
slowing down, to take advantage of the scenery...
remember the most wonderful childhood song,
'what a wonderful world' by...

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Louis:  How are things down there? Hear the Northern and Southern States are 
having quite the disagreement. Congrats for becoming president.

Abraham:  You're right about the unrest. I just hope a war doesn't break out soon. 
How did you get so far- and even...

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From afar a sound of "Blues" so tender
Like Satchmo strumming his trumpet
His loud voice calling us together
Makes me in verses break into yesterday

Oh Louis...raise your voice to everyone
Make the trumpet's call sound loud
Chase away the fears of the crowd
And those outside who think they're alone

Oh...

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