MASK OF MANY FACES
...Who am I, anyway?
I wear the mask of many faces.
I speak, read, and understand—
sometimes with words,
sometimes telepathy.
My voice changes with my face.
I just need a witness.
Attuned t...
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Categories:
gorman, beauty, children, community, creation,
Form: Free verse
Ode To Amanda Gorman Poet
...Ode to Amanda Gorman Poet
Amanda Gorman in Voyage Magazine;
Appeared so natural as well as serene;
First for a black person this and that;
Had heard her read poem as we sat.
Much honor on ...
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Categories:
gorman, allegory, analogy,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Ancestors Applaud Amanda Gorman
...Amanda Gor-man
Influ-en-tial wo-man
Black-nifi-cent
Great with her pen
Mic in her hand
Recite her Po-em
"The Hill We Climb” en
Joe Biden inaug-uration
Our Sis-tren
Choclate Mel-a-nin
high...
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Categories:
gorman, black african american, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Ole To Amanda Gorman- My Dedicated Verse
...A true poetess
A words woman
Amongst Maya Angelou chest
A spiritual part
of her beating heart
You wear her breath
In your small stature you're mighty your magnificent
Wordsmith Po...
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Categories:
gorman, analogy, appreciation, dedication, devotion,
Form: Dramatic Verse
When She Turns 35
...Desiring to be The President of The United States of America is 'a reach that can be reached' to say the least, and is ...
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Categories:
gorman, america, confusion, future,
Form: Political Verse
To Stormin'
...Yeah you struck out a lot but when you connected it was majestic and I've never before or since seen anyone lay out for a ball like you
You looked like a biker or one of the plant workers so f...
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Categories:
gorman, baseball, sports, tribute,
Form: Rhyme