Best Negro Spiritual Poems

If I were a songwriter in the 1867 I've would have written this old      
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Where did all those black people go in Black History such as W.E.B Dubois, 
George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth,and many more that came before.
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In Africa you were born 
In deep serenity
To the sounds of mighty drums 
And rhythm’s authenticity.

Stole you from your righteous land
Cut it up like a...

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I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE
Ole ***** Spiritual

I've been through the fire but I got out
I've been through the fire but I got out
I've been through...

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Sometimes it causes me to tremble
When I remember that country preacher
Telling the story of Jesus
Being crucified when I was little
I felt bad that He did...

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My heart is filled with such a longing
To be with those from my yesterdays
The days grow short, yet the nights are long
Sweet horns, play for...

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It was due to learnt behavior
from generation to generation
trust me that did not come from our
LORD and SAVIOUR
hate prejudice a will to kill
another human being...

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Have you ever stopped yourself 
when thinking of your present life and
wishing for a better tomorrow?
Then realized tomorrow is elusive.

Indefinable like an illusion,
as tomorrow is...

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In this I tale to all my tale
of the life that I’ve been through 
And if I write this tale of life
Then the tale I...

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IN HELL WITH NO COOL WATER

An Old & New Aged ***** Spiritual
by James Edward Lee Sr.

It's hot all over and I'm so thirsty
It's hot all...

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The poem we can`t write
 
Make it clear poetry is redundant 
 poets write verses packed in wool
 only other poets can understand,
they are usually...

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My life is made up of many things,  
Dreams and hopes in my church hymnal.
Lyrics limping along in simple songs,
Coming out from being a...

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Her fingers strum
lullabies on my
dopamine lines
from one artery
to the next
She's connected
to every heartbeat
in every breath
like a ***** spiritual
to Still I Rise
Her touch exposes
 surprising endings
and...

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An Answer for Larry concerning my song:

My life is many songs my life is a church hymnal my life is “Sing A Simple Song”, My...

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Stereo Man (It Takes Two?)

Stereo Man (It Takes Two?)

I’m a stereo man, and I carry two phones,
have two homes in two states (each sports car...

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