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Dorsey Poems - Poems about Dorsey

Premium Member Prerequisite to Peter’s Leadership
...Inspired by the Gospel song, “Precious Lord, Take My hand,” by Thomas A. Dorsey Prerequisite to Peter’s leadership On the boat, on the sea, Jesus walks next to me. It was cal......

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Categories: dorsey, christian,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Firecrackers
...Firecrackers will ever crack, And you will always have my back. Do you think, when we took that car, We might have gone a bit too far? I don't think when you drove that loop, We went too far......

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Categories: dorsey, childhood, dance, love, memory,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Why would she bring her darlings here
...The neighbor brought her weirdo kids in today. Why would she? We have nothing kid-like to do or play. They ran right over to my Christmas tree and said look at this. One was holding my treasured t......

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Categories: dorsey, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
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: dorsey, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey
...Was just a young'un in the big band era But it seems just like yesterday Listening to Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey Still love it right to this day Miller's Modernaires, and Dorsey's Pi......

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Categories: dorsey, memory,
Form: Rhyme



Irreplaceable
...There's few people that are irreplaceable in this lifetime/ It don't matter if they've cussed you out or committed a crime/ It don't matter good or bad/ right or wrong/ you could see em every week/ o......

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Categories: dorsey, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Nothing More Frustrating Trying Damndest To Kindle Memory
...(buzzfeeding, kickstarting, needling darn noggin) An effort to recall word, phrase, musician... indigenous tribe... most frustrating literary endeavor to das scribe aggravating enough to sub......

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Categories: dorsey, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Feverish Fear - POTD - A Visual Video Poem - In Collaboration With Victor Buhagiar
...POTD 13 March 2019 Welcome! - We are excited to release our very first Visual Video Poem. (I trust you will enjoy the complete production effects and the su......

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Categories: dorsey, courage, evil, faith, fear,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Gatekeeper
...the skyline holds time as shadows vanish darkness claims the sunset like an avalanche faint sounds from the passing of the sun wake aging prophets an old street shines like half a mo......

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Categories: dorsey, adventure, brother, death, grief,
Form: Prose Poetry
Anna Iren Dorsey Smith
...I hop out of my shower about 8 I got to get dressed Because I got a hot date I out on the Roca Wear And the Timberland boots Then I checked my pockets And counted my loot I stepped on the s......

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Categories: dorsey, art, betrayal, crazy, culture,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Miller and Dorsey
...Was just a young'un in the big band era But it seems just like yesterday Remember listening to Miller and Dorsey Still love it right to this day Miller's Modernaires, and Dorsey's Pied ......

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Categories: dorsey, nostalgia,
Form: Quatrain
Preaching Sunday
...PREACHING SUNDAY In the old country church, Preaching Sunday was quite a big deal; In just a few words, I’ll give you a feel. White gloved ushers monitor each bench and pew, Wearing uniform......

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Categories: dorsey, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Kudzu Love
...My love for you Is like the kudzu, That surrounds us in this place; Changing the landscape of my life Forever; It is Unyielding , Unrelenting And cannot Be contained. 2012 Patr......

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Categories: dorsey,
Form: Free verse
Southerners Remember
...SOUTHERNERS REMEMBER Southern folks remember when All of the stores in town (except maybe a few gas stations ) Closed on Sundays... Everyone went to church And the preacher was always i......

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Categories: dorsey, culture, remember,
Form: Free verse
Soul Food Restaurant
...SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT When you visit your favorite soul food spot, Along with your faithful friends, What you'll eat any given day, On your tastes it all depends. The selections are quite va......

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Categories: dorsey, culture, food,
Form: Rhyme

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