Emmett Poems - Poems about Emmett

...Mamie Till Mobley demanded and open casket, to let the world see, the bloated, beaten body of her baby boy, who was lynched in Mississippi. His name was Emmett Till, a 14 year old black boy, ......Read More

...Toady sang a silly song Sang it underneath the oak A song to kill, old Toady joked Silly as the day was long Song was over, Toady croaked ---------- Another Emmett: an abbab quintain using ......Read More

...an interesting form for sure interesting and confused form a quintain from the first line used for those who like meter, impure sure to keep me amused ------......Read More

...Tears embedded three ring delight Star-crossed harlequins pigmented fright Echoes of laughter masking false smiles Greasepainted fantasy —clowns in denial (The New Room: July, 2022) ......Read More

...Here lies Emmett Kermit Lavender Whose time was summarily cut short When he insulted his English professor With an unnecessarily caustic retort written April 26, 2022 ......Read More

...My mind cannot erase the memory of Emmett Till I often dream about his badly-mutilated body – The fourteen-year-old Black lad mercilessly beaten To death … for ostensibly flirting with......Read More

...A complicated issue may often be better understood By breaking it down into a few undeniable facts. This is especially helpful with comprehending An issue that is new, or unfamiliar. For examp......Read More

...Premiered at Fitzwater Station, Port Providence, PA - 8/31/2020 HARD ROAD TO EASYVILLE HOT IN A CARELESS WAY MISTRESS OF DARKNESS SEMI DIVORCED SCEILP LEVEL THE HUMAN RACE ONE CLICK CLOSER ......Read More

...Airy Wells and Emmett Street were working class kids, Just shy of a high school diploma. Airy’s mom had a habit of drinking too much. Emmett’s father was fighting lymphoma. Airy and Emmett had ......Read More

...Do you recall the song "Send In The Clowns" by Sinatra? I reckon folks even heard it who reside in faraway Sumatra. Long gone is famed Emmett Kelly who portrayed "Weary Willie", And the grea......Read More

...i stand for what you don't cause what i want..i stand for a consciousness of peace and be still when i think of emmett till..i stand for what you don't cause that's what i won't stand for but for a c......Read More

... Chicago native Emmett Till would no longer be alive after he was lynched in the state of Mississippi in 1955. Till was on summer vacation in a village called Money. It's located in the d......Read More

...there comes a time when people you once respected reveal or you discover the real person behind the mask face facts people who never wanted you to do better than them are now wishing tha......Read More

... Five lines can make poem. Lines should not be vile Can it bring a smile? Make it simple, wholesome. Poem is evocative, not a fake’s wile. ......Read More

...for I In the distance, the fading sun bade adieu and slipped behind the golden horizon; the moon slowly sneaked from behind the ivory clouds and greeted the ebony night. ......Read More