Best Powell Poems
Below are the all-time best Powell poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of powell poems written by PoetrySoup members
Colin PowellFirst Black American Secretary of State, COLIN POWELL, (1937-2021)
Served in the G. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter administrations,
He said, “Success is the result...
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Categories:
powell, black african american,
Form:
Epitaph
In the Dark of the StrandMarquees are bright with neon lights, where crowds line up for movie night
Holding hands, we're in 'The Strand'. The velvet carpet guides us in
Popcorn smokes,...
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Categories:
powell, dark, film, history, military,
Form:
Free verse
Song of San Francisco Hills
This is about San Francisco,1967
Oh, yes that city had its own song!
It was a siren's call that sang;
"Here, Panagiota, is where you do belong!"
And my...
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Categories:
powell, adventure, america, memory, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Shooting StarsLife is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the Summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And...
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Categories:
powell, death, remember, stars,
Form:
Verse
The SignalThe castle tower stands there tall and proud,
Awaiting for your safely coming home,
Just as I do, with tears that freely flow;
Salt water...
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Categories:
powell, absence, boat, lonely, longing,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Women Are Evil, Men Are StupidWOMEN ARE EVIL - men ARE stupid
Women are evil, men are stupid
when it comes to affairs of the heart, the arrow of cupid
It's sometimes a...
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Categories:
powell, writing, men, women, sweet,
Form:
ABC
The SignalThe castle tower stands there tall and proud,
Awaiting for your safely coming home,
Just as I do, with tears that freely flow;
Salt water tears that pool...
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Categories:
powell, hope, longing, ocean, romantic,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
This Is the True Story of Six Sisters Part 3 the GuestbookThe Guestbook
I signed the guestbook, hoping that _____, Jenny’s mom would get my message and get in
contact with me. In the mean time, every...
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Categories:
powell, death, family, life, sisterbirth,
Form:
I do not know?
Land Is a LoomLand Is A Loom
I sailed the fiord like inlets between Powell River and Drury Inlet.
The land itself spoke from mountains, torents, islet
From bird song...
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Categories:
powell, adventure, environment, nature,
Form:
Blank verse
To Be Black Is a Crime In AmericaGunshots and tasers aimed at the back
tracking the movements and memories
of unsuspecting dark-skinned citizens
marked by the scars of a history denied
For Rumain Brisbon, 34
it...
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Categories:
powell, anger, bereavement, black african
Form:
Verse
Jamaica 55One cold red stripe
Gi mi a white rum with a twist of lime
Wi celebrating Jamaica at 55
Miss Matti pass the jerk chicken and...
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Categories:
powell, memory,
Form:
Free verse
FergusonPoet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Ferguson
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: August/2014
America,
Hands Up
Don't Shoot!
Young
black males
are dying,
faster than
seconds
on a
clock,
and
nothing is done
Just
another
young brother
GONE -
They killed Pac,
In Vegas
nothing was done
They killed Biggie
In...
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Categories:
powell, abuse, black african american,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The GiftBy: Isaiah Powell
A world of sin and wickedness.
The only cleansing a blood sacrifice,
But only for a short time it lasted,
So God sent The Gift so...
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Categories:
powell, bible, christian, giving, god,
Form:
Rhyme
1975“Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.” - Woody Allen
When I was much younger, previous decades seemed so distant, so far...
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Categories:
powell, confusion, introspection, journey, time,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
powell, me, mirror, , cute,
Form:
ABC