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Boswell Poems - Poems about Boswell


Premium Member Oh Those Boswell Sisters
...Some called the radio station demanding they throw them out of the studio. Others called to brag about their talents, their arrangements, their sass. Boswell sisters had been singing together since......

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Categories: boswell, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Maybe It Was Eleanor
...Ever wonder where big ideas come from? Memories of FDR from newsreel clips - a lion-headed striking man with rakish grin, jaw jutting proudly, signature cigarette holder clenched in his tee......

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Categories: boswell, feelings, history, international, philosophy,
Form: Free verse



An Encomium On One Who Needs None
...He has a Roman nose, bright eyes, flashy teeth, Chocolate brown complexion, Features which animate only when he interacts— Otherwise, typical unscholarly looks! A nonconformist in religion, a rev......

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Categories: boswell, friend, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Doctor Johnson Cried Out
...Doctor Sam Johnson In London one day Cried out, “ ‘Twould be awesome To look up a word, in a book say, In order to ensure that the spellings are right Of all of the words that are written these ......

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Categories: boswell, history,
Form: Acrostic
The Swan
...The Swan Sophie Boswell A picture of elegance; a master of the pond While bringing about calmness, like a magician’s wand That transforms a scene; she can mesmerize All those around her, bring......

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Categories: boswell, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry



The Rose
...The Rose Sophie Boswell Smoother than velvet; softer than a dove A magnificent flower; the flower of love The rose is a messenger; one without words That speaks to people, animals, and birds ......

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Categories: boswell, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry
Take Off Your Mask
...START Take off your Mask Sophie Boswell What do you live for? Was a question put to me By a gentle loving person, who aimed to set me free I couldn’t answer his question, thirty years ago ......

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Categories: boswell, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry
Michael
...START Michael © Sophie Boswell/BuntyBisharah A new star now shines for us; the brightest in the sky Since Michael, you had to leave us and bade this world goodbye You were a great entertaine......

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Categories: boswell,
Form: Lyric
Yes We Can
...Yes We Can © Sophie Boswell Let’s paint America purple, by mixing red with blue Let’s rebuild this mighty country, with a different hue By using our integrity, instead of weakness and greed W......

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Categories: boswell, america, integrity,
Form: Lyric
The Lay of the Land
...START The Lay of the Land Sophie Boswell The lay of the land in the Snowy Mountains Where a blue serpent slides and creates icy fountains Is a picture in my mind, so vivid, so clear And o......

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Categories: boswell, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry
Poplars
...START Poplars Sophie Boswell Golden poplars grace this land; this parched and sunburned land When autumn breezes turn the leaves and seeds fall on dry sand While poplars stretch their leafy ......

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Categories: boswell, autumn, nature,
Form: Light Verse
An Untamed Land
...START An Untamed Land Sophie Boswell In a faraway continent, south of the equator, Lies an untamed land Where much of it has not been touched By the human hand This rugged wilderness be......

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Categories: boswell, beauty, environment, imagery,
Form: Prose Poetry
From the Mountain To the Sea
...FROM the MOUNTAIN to the SEA Sophie Boswell Life is like a journey from the mountain to the sea A struggle through many layers to finally feel free Free to go out and see the wonders of the wor......

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Categories: boswell, spiritual,
Form: Prose Poetry
Welcome To Delhi
...Revived to pop out as an empty nester To accompany a newfangled life Maneuvered all the way for a change of state I dropped my bags and willed at country’s metropolis. The heirloom edifices o......

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Categories: boswell, places, social, urbanblue, change,
Form: Imagism

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