Best Milwaukee Poems

Riding an elephant
Down the narrow trail looking triumphant
Scanning the golden landscape
Like Hannibal with enemies in flight
Sight from a lofty height
King of the jungle moving
With lioness...

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You say: Wrong place—wrong time,
Maybe: Wrong place—not right time,
Not right place—but wrong time?
I say: This's right place—right time, 
In times and places,
What is the time?
Where...

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Dear merciful and gracious God
The Supreme Father of wisdom
The One who provides knowledge and understanding
The guiding light of all creation
Leader, provider, and shepherd of our...

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Cash
Slashed by
Uncle Sam
Hard earned wages
Burned as income tax
Cash gone like blowing wind
Tax is not like sweet vermouth
This is just like pulling hen’s tooth
Tax going up,...

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“The finest poetry
     is the most feigning.”
           —William Shakespeare


Smelling scent soothe...

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negativity
peel away layers
behold emptiness

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© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 5/15/09
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior Advisor, to Founder of Motivational Strips
Ambassador De Literature
Noble Star...

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your presence is:
sweeter than a ripe mango
filling to the soul

© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 6/12/08
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior Advisor, to Founder...

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her head rests softly
on my chest with such grace
with warmth from her smile

© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 8/27/08
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior...

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I went to Georgia without my bonjo in my hand
I knew it would be great after I landed and took a stand
I told them my...

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"Poetry is a way of 
               taking life by the throat."
...

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People I used to know,
People I don’t want to know, who are
Not capable of creating life, yet—crushing 
Its beauty like the road-raged driver of a...

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Had a dream last night
spring has such beautiful dream...
I won't tell you!

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© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 5/22/09
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior Advisor,...

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Keep looking
upward, onward, forward…
oh, don’t forget, to look inward!

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© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 1/2/09
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior Advisor, to Founder of...

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Fried chicken and warm corn bread
Greasy fingered lips
Fellowshipping church members
Eating and talking
With sweet iced tea, they
Royally—
Dined!

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© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 10/1/08
All Rights Reserved,...

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“Heal The World” like in Heaven
A “Thriller” many believed he was too “Bad”
The King of Pops “Black or White” 
Seven times he cried—“The Way You...

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