Best Reggae Poems

Be the birdie

                 in the tree!

Dancing high

                 color flash!

Be the birdie

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Lively interludes of myself, 
this I  ask of you--
synthesize the main pieces of my own music
those beats of rhythm, 
the low and high notes
that resound in my heart 
and hum the symphony of my 
spirit--
fly, my reggae tunes and primal melodies
release the Marley tempo
invite...

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Yo
Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo… O…. Himbe
Erotic bark of exotic tree 
Yo
Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo… O…. Himbe
Help a man be all he can be

I come home tired, but my woman want me.
She give me...

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It's been a long day,
work two jobs all hours,
it is what we do in America,
in twenty first century America.

Wearisome hours,
I stomp my feet, 
to a reggae beat,
to stay awake,
in twenty first century America.

The road is long,
the day is long gone,
my eyes are tired
of twenty first...

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I free my mind 
and let the music
take control of my
ears take my mind 
to mystical heights 
bumpin my head to
the funky sounds 
twist another one 
let marley show 
you all the love 
let the music hit you
for it won't ever hurt
this mellow mood 
has...

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I see 3 little birds
landing softly
on the bird feeder

and it’s hard 
not to hear
a gentle reggae lilt
in the background....

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Rooted in Jamaica
Rhythmic off-beat playing
Rastafari message
Rope-like ringlets swaying
Rivers of the exile
Reminiscing sadness
Rock along to Marley's
Reggae rousing gladness

13.10.20

Pleiades 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Joseph May

* altered slightly after the contest...

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Rudeboy working in the street, 
no money for his food or shoes for his feet
East Coast Reggae makin his crime bitter sweet
Too much worry for dem to retreat

Ska music reggae share the same old beat
Two-Tone suit get dirty in the street
but Rudeboy keeps him head...

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‘You have to leave, miss. The club is closed’
Bang. Bang. Bang. 
‘Okay’
I stand
My head spins
I sit down and pull my knickers up.

What the hell had happened? 

I remember Tracey with her arm around my shoulders
‘Don’t worry sis, I’ll look after ya’

The night had started off...

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Every day, when a new sun rises,
you have the chance to begin again,
doesn't matter how heavy your burden...
if you're alive you can still make a plan.

Are you going to be a savior?
Or are you only going to be waiting for one?
The revelation of your real...

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Walk and talk affection
In conducive tones
That fertilise attention
To concerns affecting real folks and their comfort zones  

Where each critical move you make
Adds to their happiness in tough times
As for them you bake a friendship cake
To improve climes

In which they operate
Daily
As support and back up...

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reverberating night,
raucous in smoke filled room,
repetitive drum beat,
resonant voice arose,
recapturing lost soul,
rock to wisdom of song,
remember Bob, no cry!!

1st placement
Pleiades 2 poetry contest
Joseph May
written 15/10/2020

7 lines each with 6 syllables....

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REGGAE

              Reggae music genre,
         rhythmic cell of eight beats,
            repeated short patterns.
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Just climb onto the back of my Harley
And we shall ride to the songs of Bob Marley,
   In no time at all
   We'll be in Senegal,
Though I might stop for lunch in Kigali....

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Mowgli wanted all of the animals to get together and be friends.
He enlisted the help of Bagheera, who said they would have to make amends.
Baloo was ready, for he has the easy, generous heart of a happy bear.
Now how to get all of the animals...

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