Best Showboat Poems

She’s a buxom blonde with a pretty face,
Who carries herself with such strength and grace.
From the humblest of beginnings, she got her start
Her songs are sweet poetry that comes from the heart.

There’s power in her words and I am lifted up high
By lovely songs like...

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SHE was my wife, once ...

long ago, so very long ago ...
we met on the showboat, up-river,
almost fifty years back now ...
I was a young officer for the Confederacy,
working for the Yanks after The Turn,

supplying and distributing petrol
to the businesses on the river.
I had never...

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The second house this year to go under in Atlantic City.
This is a scenario that does not look too pretty.
A once venerable establishment will soon be history.
The future of gaming is now obscured with doubt.
In the big crap game of business, they have just sevened-out.
We...

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1. All I want is an increase in bonding
and on that smile to be a shareholder
watching the growth of your guts silently
to tenderly tame a curious filly
and put our hearts to a lovely feast

Chorus
I’m trying to make you see
I’m trying to make you know
I’m wishing...

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On a ship of Fools she has gone with the Wind
Titanic’s sinking Christmas in Connecticut
Chained and Possessed by this Sudden Fear
The Heiress in this our life is in a cage


A stolen life by the old maid
Mr. Skeffington is waiting for the Marked Woman
In a lonely...

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Little upstart, young showboat
Lots of bluster full of gloat,
Been there minutes, thinks he knows,
Blind ambition and it shows.

They say he's bright and tough to boot,
Compared to me, now that's a hoot,
What's Yale and Harvard, simply names,
The constant ones he repeatedly proclaims.

As to the Navy, are...

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A child with no praise causes these kind of days

Your words are often micromanaged
Yet your rants and raves are never challenged
Your brain, thoughts and words are all over the place
Seems to be unbalanced
Your voice you raise cause you never got praise
A pat on the back,...

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Showdown...
Showboat
Show up.
Show me
Showstopper!
Showman...
Showgirl...
Show out
Show-off!...

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Showboat you never go out of style
Tucked in out of sight for quite a while
Roar to life perfection never fades away
Make a run one bright and sunny day

Fondest dream the past never growing dimmer 
Sun shine the cars we love to shimmer
Captured image of perfection...

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Telco one
 not until 5:00 PM

 had objected 
lack of will

 come back 
and go to some of actor dinner

 will fix the car tomorrow 
and work on my appeal 

might work 
and the appeal

 denied me 
to get on the other headphones 

when we...

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I notice more drinks are being sold warm these days 
If I took a sip of one, I would puke, so keep them away 
I don't want alcohol, just a soothing drink 
Nothing exotic, with onion or garlic, that would make my breath stink 
I...

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OH, JULY…..you showboat
Barging in…with a bang
Flags and fireworks
Flowers and tears

A grand party
Celebrating our INDEPENDENCE
From those who tried
To restrain our FREEDOM

Oh, July, let Us always remember
Those who ignited the fire
Tended the flames
Mended our oft-tattered flag


John G. Lawless
©6/30/2023...

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wither
away not
to thee gifts reason

of art
wingless dove bestilled
on halfpace empyreal thy breast behooves
thee further

o'er yond clingiest fairgrounds
moor dawning flora
promising showboat sanctifying lightness
up from their beds and
to their feds and down
to their peds

all the same maternally presence clement
intimate cavernous fire claimants contest

a fleeting gesture
of unattainable love...

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He Could Be Never Knew What

Could have been never knew what;
Heard from team he had been cut;
Boat that shows; (Showboat)
Temper throws,
And could not keep big mouth shut.

Jim Horn...

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Deep & Wide

You Can RIDE 
The River
Or WATCH
From the Shore.

One Little
SHOWBOAT...
***
Doesn't Really
Matter.

-Gray Squirrel

11-10-2024
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