Eighty Seven Poems - Poems about Eighty Seven

...Born in New England in the wake of the Civil War, Her folks fled Irish famine and landed on our shore. At age five, she took sick, losing almost all her sight. At eight, her mother died, and h......Read the rest...

...Preface: On February 4, 1861, the seven states that had seceded by this point convened and created the Confederate States of America under the leadership of Jefferson Davis. Just under two m......Read the rest...

...In 1890, cowboy Bob Womack found gold at the base of lofty Pikes Peak! In short order a ramshackle town was founded called Cripple Creek. Hordes of gamblers, 'soiled doves' and prospectors hopin' t......Read the rest...

...At eighty-seven well past my prime Can you believe it no long can rhyme Even Shelly and Keats Have hung up their cleats Each had hoped for a life more sublime......Read the rest...

...Although government officials should take more action to tackle the homeless crisis in our country, individuals like you are making efforts in the right direction by providing assistance to those in ......Read the rest...

...Thyacine Tasmanian tiger Tasmanian wolf carnivorous marsupial kept young in pouch native to Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea Thyacine is to Australia What Sasquatch is to North America Bee......Read the rest...

...If anyone is wondering what it's like To finally be eighty-seven years young Gotta tell ya, it's not what I expected Thought by now I'd have come undone It's not at all how I thought it......Read the rest...

...And then all at once someone could see just how tired I was …......Read the rest...

...At my very advanced age This is my world At my advanced age of eighty-seven My life has been A+++ How many of you can attest To that very bold statement One of the very fortunate ones I......Read the rest...

...The world is filled with good people But sometimes they just lose their way As newborns, we all start out the same With the same joy for life and enthusiastic outlook THEN we grow up and ......Read the rest...

...You would think at this ripe old age of eighty-seven Love and romance would no longer be foremost on my mind Well that is so very far from the truth, it's laughable This is what I had envi......Read the rest...

...He began recording for Sun Records until his contract was acquired by RCA. He was the King of Rock and Roll and his life ended forty-five years ago today. He died at the age of forty-two and Elvis ......Read the rest...

...Today's Jack's birthday he's eighty seven He's not yet ready to go to heaven Has a positive outlook Writes funnies, go take a look Hope his contributions never lessen. He's the limerick Ki......Read the rest...

...Ducking into Nell’s Cafe’ to grab a noon-hour snack, I noticed, sitting quietly in a distant corner booth, A little girl that checked the entire list of common features, including totally trusting e......Read the rest...

...He said last night in bed with fear he lay, believing he might die. How sick he was! He used to be so fearless and would say he had the right in his grandfather’s clause to bypass de......Read the rest...