Garvey Poems - Poems about Garvey

She is known as Honorable Queen Mother Nanny. The lady was so sweet as sugar candy. Enhancing the fight, smiling with much delight, knowing her cause was right. She was the awesomely true Westward Maroon liberation queen in the highest esteem. Hailing from Ghana's Gold Coast as an Ashanti or Akan—"A free woman!" His Excellency the Right Honorable Marcus...

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Walk here with me Along a strand of island in the sea Let your heart drink like a leaf From this mighty river That shaped the world's relief Listen to his name Hear echoes of white colonial history The burden of shame Edging the teeth of fame Chew it down to the middle bone Feel the tension rise it Like pimento fragrance preserving the night Of Egyptian...

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His students proud to so declare He is a Chef Extraordinaire Keeping love for evermore His late wife, sweet Lenore From his mountain he looks out Finding inspiration all about Writing words from living life His past, his share of human strife He writes with such emotion deep Poetry that often makes me weep He hasn't written much of late Ill health has been his...

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There once was a Santa from Nome. From house to house he did roam, When done he stopped for a beer And some friendly Holiday cheer. Alas…… he couldn’t find his way home. thank you Carolyn..lets see what the chef can come up with......

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It seems you were gone for ever so long, Your soup friends were all feeling blue. We missed your wonderful heartfelt writes, And were eager to share a laugh with you too. Crashing computers are so terribly frustrating, When there are words thatyou just must share, I suppose you could always use paper and pen, Just keep posting, and know how...

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey arose from a little town, yes my lord A Leo lifting Harlem, kingdom bound, yes my lord Resuscitated religion around the black man’s looks, yes my lord Cuddling pickaxe, hoe, and cradling books, yes my lord Umpire of Freedom from home to foreign land, yes my lord Seeker of justice from Costa Rica, Nicaragua to Panama, man,...

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