Six Wives of Henry
...Bessie Blount, lady-in-waiting, gave him a bastard son.
Catherine was first true wife, who birthed his daughter.
Anne Boleyn, lady-in-waiting, caused king to divorce.
The king want...
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Categories:
blount, angst, women,
Form: Free verse
Known Mysteries of Robert E Lee
...(Before rushing to judgment, Robert Wright Lee IV, a young pastor of 24, has asked the statues of Gen. Lee be rescued from extremists. He got threats!)
KNOWN MYSTERIES ABOUT GENERAL ROBERT E. L...
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Categories:
blount, africa, education, history, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
Limerick - 1
...There was a Young Man named Blount
He bought a note machine to count
The machine developed a bug
Instead of counting it did rag
The poor man lost all the amount...
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Categories:
blount, hilarious, humor, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Barbara Blount Hall
...So, Barbara Blount Hall,
solid and imposing,
very proud of itself
in photo I'm seeing.
I wish I could look
through various windows
at all the gowned masters
in charge of high learning.
Th...
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Categories:
blount, teacher,
Form: Blank verse
Relections Continued
...The beautiful character traits that defined you… the same subtly disregarded traits
that seemed to slip away through an inadvertent lack of nurture and appreciation,
have been returned to you….an...
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Categories:
blount, inspirational
Form: ABC
Having Your Arms Wrapped Around Something That Just Isn'T There
...Having your arms wrapped around something that just isn’t there…
When you survive each days’ struggles based simply on a belief, a flicker of hope,
knowing that Angels look over you, knowing tha...
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Categories:
blount, inspirationalsun,
Form: ABC
Joy and Perseverence
...Are you familiar with the quote “Sometimes joy can be the source of your smile, and
sometimes your smile is the source of your joy”?
I am blessed with an infinitely optimistic, euphoric inner jo...
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Categories:
blount, inspirationalheart, heart, journey, me,
Form: ABC
Dude In Homeroom
...Dude, guess what?
Yesterday, I got to go through my dad’s dealership
and pick out a sweet ride for my 16th birthday!
It’s a convertible, dude
It’s a hot rod, dude
It’s red, dude
It’s a hot, hot...
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Categories:
blount, funny, life, parody, school,
Form: Dramatic Monologue