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Premium Member Three People Touched By Tradegy
Jimmy Waters was quite a precocious young man
School marm a mentor who understands
Parents who love him to them he is grand
In the inner city not totally safe

School marm a mentor who understands
Jimmy gunned down by those who are mean
In the inner city not totally safe
He...

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Categories: tradegy, black african american, death,
Form: Pantoum
Tradegy and Disaster
There’s a thing about disaster
Makes us act as we should
All working together
Differences aside
Something about when tragedy strikes
We all pull together
Thousands become one
Funny how hate fades away
And love doesn’t hide
Hands are reached
And arms are held
Pasts are forgotten
Futures are gleaned
Comforts are given
And for such a short time
We...

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Categories: tradegy, introspection, natural disasters, philosophy,
Form: Prose Poetry
Tradegy
It is with a heavy heart, I daily live with visible signs of regret.

I've tried desperately hard to be a valued asset.  

I've been beaten from within & without, by our emotions & unsafe streets, which should have been ensured by our laws, 

but...

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Categories: tradegy, children, courage, education, endurance,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member A Scottish Tradegy
Douglas Moffatt went to Dumfries
To try to find some work
Though he didn't have a job
He had never been known to shirk

There he saw Mary Port
A very pretty girl
Whose lovely smile delighted him
And set his mind all in a whirl

They stepped out together hand in hand
Mary...

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Categories: tradegy, death, feelings, love,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry