Contemporaries Poems - Poems about Contemporaries

We Go 2 War -Living In The USA

...
I had the worst terrors last night
My mind was in a gruesome sight
The ‘ol  apocryphal scene
Insighted by the new regime

Migration bill stirs fear among
Farmworkers chant that  It’s Wron...

They got the whole world in their hands

...They got the whole world in their hands

Worth north of a trillion dollars,
(plus or minus a billion dollars here and there),
the unnamed obscenely rich,
(which top 15 billionaires
projected to...

In an age of cheap poets and marketplace philosophers

...In an age of cheap poets and marketplace philosophers,  
When words intertwine beautifully but lack depth,  
My contemporaries have already given me the greatest reward,  
Their indifference, thei...

our hero has arrived

...OUR Hero Has ARRIVED
When we were children playing in the street
we had our hero,  usually a rugged actor
perhaps it was Gary Cooper. He had to be tall
walk with a swagger 
To be able to do thin...

''Old and New'': Agree

...Back in the days
                           of yesterday and today, or,
                             traditions and contemporaries
               ... she came.

                               Ye...

The Goodness of Walking With God Part 2

...When walking with the Lord you will grow in your awareness of sin in your
life and your need for a Savior.  More and more we w ill grow in hatred for our
sins and want to rid our lives of them.  Mo...

Chronicles of the Pied Piper of Mar-A-Lago

...I'm not sure how it all began, 
When this soothsayer became heroic to some.
As he molded a story of greatness,
Against what our nation has now become.

Those that listened were mesmerized by his...

Five Words of Change

...Five Words of Change 

There are words that make my toes curl, my skin crawl and the hair on my arms stand straight up like taking off a polyester sweater in winter crackling with static electricit...

Clerihew Bevan

...Robert Polhill Bevan
an under rated atitic man
Rival with contemporaries in the Bloomsberry set
though critics say a better bet...

Dragons and Fairies

...Once long ago, in a faraway land,
people believed in dragons and fairies.
Some even claimed to have seen them firsthand
while out picking mushrooms or blueberries.
They were friends back ...

When

...Could you tell me 
when
 America became so selfish, introspective, 
 a host of clueless, unrealistic fools,
that see only ourselves above all others,
 sole contemporaries of time and history?

...

The Owelle

...The Owelle
 of the realm
  of Onitsha
   their title,
     Zik of Africa
       Our vintage title.

Zik a real patriot 
 with core values 
  your contemporaries
   were at the regions
    ...

Am I Vexed, No

...Am I Vexed? No!

Am I vexed to face music? We both are ‘same sex.’
It’s beyond man to fathom the depth of man’s soul
though perhaps a computer (imagined) might spin
all t...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

...A wind of gratitude is waving
River of love is dancing, exhibiting wonderful styles whiles meandering
Cloud of commemoration is drifting.
All to say ‘’ayeekooo’’’’Osagyefo y3 ma W'amo’’..


The...

I Cant Write Nuttin On a Full Stomach

...I can't write nuttin' worth a damn on a full stomach!

Hunger pangs fuel mine poetic juices,
yours truly moost best be famished
resembling lovely bag of bones
beyond irreparable damage
wrought ...

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