Best Stafford Poems
Things I Learned Last Week, Inspired By William StaffordWhen I first read the title of his poem I immediately thought of all the new things I learned last week:
How important words in a brief letter
can have an impact on
another's decision and can affect your life.
How words that are spoken soft and carefully
can change...
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Categories:
stafford, life, words,
Form:
Free verse
Jo Stafford
With the Pied Pipers, you first achieved success.
Not many women had your vocal prowess.
As a duet with Frankie Laine and Gordon MacRae,
you garnered much popularity in your day.
You were most famous as a solo artist.
The hits you recorded made a very long list.
Your wonderful voice...
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Categories:
stafford, dedication, music,
Form:
Rhyme
Cow PattyShe was faster than a rattlesnake
She could split a log in two
She was better than any hand
I think I ever knew
She was famous all throughout the west
But, it really was a shame
She wasn't known for what she did
She was famous for her name
She could rope...
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Categories:
stafford, america, fun, silly, song,
Form:
Rhyme