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Harriet Tubman Poems - Poems about Harriet Tubman

USPS Stamps Poetry Contest
... To have your picture on the face of a stamp, Is a honor reserved for the ones who cultivated change Among the mèlange of inspiring faces, Lays the face of someone who served on the basis, Of fr......

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Categories: harriet tubman, black african american, freedom,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member MY POEM THE WRATH AWARD WINNER DECEMBER 23RD 2003
...IT WAS DECEMBER 23RD 2003 LIVING IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA MY POEM WAS AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS EDITORS CHOICE AWARD BECAUSE IT DISPLAYS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND ORIGINAL CREATIVITY WHATS AMAZING IS THIS WAS ......

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Categories: harriet tubman, allah,
Form: Naat



Premium Member Brains and Guts: The Write, Right, Rite of Revolution
...Brains and guts orbit the soul— that polar star searing in the marrow of being. I was born somewhere between Einstein’s neurons Ginsburg beat poetry, the birth of rock and roll, revolution march......

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Categories: harriet tubman, courage, destiny, history, imagery,
Form: Spoken Word
Premium Member Stranger
...Quote:"Harriet Tubman: “I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.” Inspirationt: "I have been a stranger i......

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Categories: harriet tubman, loneliness,
Form: Bio
Premium Member Herstory from Battlefields to Laboratories
...Herstory from Battlefields to Laboratories - Daniel Henry Rodgers Beneath stardust's scattered gleam, Her-story, a comet’s tail, blazing across time. ......

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Categories: harriet tubman, freedom, girl, history, literature,
Form: Narrative



US Treasury and The Faces On US Currency
...There has been talk of having the famous black abolitionist Harriet Tubman replace Andrew Jackson on the 20 dollar bill. And I think though it does not completely address the problems our country has......

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Categories: harriet tubman, america,
Form: Prose
Juneteenth
...Juneteenth On this day in 1865 was the day That the slaves were freed It was out to an end And our lives sort of Started to begin Begin to make sense We became more Than just workers......

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Categories: harriet tubman, age, america,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member A Time When Color Has No Meaning
...There will come a time when color Has no meaning to our neighbor Like it was in the beginning. Life for the world will be kinder. Harriet Tubman, born a slave, Dedicated her life to save Peop......

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Categories: harriet tubman, freedom,
Form: Rubaiyat
Premium Member Imagine a Freedom Beyond Imagination
...Imagine a freedom beyond imagination! Like 102 passengers embarking on the Mayflower As the ship’s sails billowed, the horizon disappeared, Nothing ahead but wide-open, expanding sea and sky ......

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Categories: harriet tubman, adventure, change, hero, imagination,
Form: Free verse
The Friend That Makes Me Smile
...Inspired by my BFF, Ms.Tee Cee The world looks so dark at times that "Just to smile today?" seems like an impossible thing to do. But you know what? My odds do increase, "That......

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Categories: harriet tubman, friendship, friendship love, hero,
Form: Rhyme
Breath of Life
...chillin on da black looking at the earth waiting to be inhaled, just breathe it's me the breath of life, you can't see, you can't do anything without me, I ascend from your lungs to eternity, Iam the......

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Categories: harriet tubman, culture,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Courage Is When
...Courage is when . . . any person - like the crucified Christians in ancient times - take upon themselves certain death standing firm to their convictions. Courage is when . . . any person -......

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Categories: harriet tubman, courage,
Form: List
Happy Womens Day:The Beautiful Faith of a Woman
...She has patience that defies great despair In the face of age eroding her motherhood, Sarah waited and gave birth to a nation She has penitence that overcomes shame In the face of a cruel death,......

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Categories: harriet tubman, africa, angel, for her,
Form: Free verse
History
...Black History As this month comes to an end I want to begin First of all I want to thank so many I will name a few although there's plenty Martin Luther King Had a dream Yes he did That we......

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Categories: harriet tubman, america, appreciation, art,
Form: Prose
Tubman
... “Tubman” What colours a heart courage? What colours a mind belief? What colours a soul unity? Underground we carry torches from......

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Categories: harriet tubman, anti bullying, courage, faith,
Form: Free verse

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