JACKS AND THE BOOM BOOM ROOM
...JACKS AND THE BOOM BOOM ROOM HISTORY AND SPOKEN WORD
Before the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco’s Fillmore District came to be, it was Jack’s. A poppin’ groove organ funk soul jazz club on Sutte...
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Categories:
highlife, history,
Form: Spoken Word
NINE MILES OF BLU
...NINE MILES OF BLUE
By
Tony Adamo (Nov.25,’05) Hip
spoken’ Word
I walked into a little jazz dive off 125th and Lex
a cold wind blew me through the swingin’ doors/
Beer, peanuts, dark smoke...
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Categories:
highlife, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Ghanaian culture diversity
...On the coast of gold(Ghana) where ethnic cultures intertwines like glittering and colourful 'bonwire' kente
A vibrant tapestry of diversity divine.
Starting from the South where the powerful Ashan...
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Categories:
highlife, africa, art, celebration, culture,
Form: Free verse
Ghanaian culture diversity
...On the coast of gold(Ghana) where ethnic cultures intertwines like glittering and colourful 'bonwire' kente
A vibrant tapestry of diversity divine.
Starting from the South where the powerful Ashan...
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Categories:
highlife, africa, art, celebration, culture,
Form: Free verse
John Madden Rip
...*Image of John Madden by Oakland News Now.
John Madden RIP
As an offensive linesman forms profession,
Complimenting Raiders pro football coach,
Relating coaching and playing no qu...
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Categories:
highlife, character, eulogy, football, image,
Form: Epitaph
Coffee Terza Rima
...Drinking my hot coffee in the morning
While drinking my coffee, looking at my wife
Drinking my coffee, makes it goodmorning.
As I sit there looking at the love of my life
I sip my coffee, it...
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Categories:
highlife, drink, food,
Form: Terza Rima
African Rhythm
...I am....
An Ashanti warrior A Bantu dancer
I am a Yoruba royal clothed in my Asooke
Dancing Adowa and kpalogo to tunes from wulomei and masekela
I am proud Masai
Standing around manyattas...
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Categories:
highlife, africa, beautiful, black love,
Form: Free verse
Benin
...A mass of grey and rusted silver strewn
By the sky god from sifted appurtenances.
Preserve of ancients jousting with modernity,
Behind edifice a disperse of brimming slums
With piles, heaps of fi...
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Categories:
highlife, africa, art, conflict, confusion,
Form: Verse
Beauty, To Teresa Brewster
...Beauty...to Teresa Brewster
I see you in the rising sun
In the glamour of it's setting
You wander with the lonely butterfly
sucking nectar from the open flowers in my heart's garden
I hear your voi...
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Categories:
highlife, age, autumn,
Form: Free verse
Yellow Frill
...I wanted to write a poem
About the Daffodil
But when I tried to fit it
In a form, it lost all its thrill
I wanted to say how lovely
Swaying upon the hill
Dancing in the morning breeze
Sporting her y...
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Categories:
highlife, nature, daffodils,
Form: Rhyme
Beauty No Shadows
...Beauty walked straight into my life
Opened blinded eyes to glory
Everything now highlife
Beauty touches this story
With gentle soft scented breeze
Even blue Morning Glory
Beauty accompanies...
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Categories:
highlife, animals, inspirational, introspection, life,
Form: Rhyme
New York
...Bull Rider of Day and Night
Sperm of Population, Home of Insomnia
Place of Yellow Cabs and Nation's NASDAQ's Business
Highlife, Loud, Crime
City of making it Big:
When I am there I am told that ...
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Categories:
highlife, funny, imagination, mystery, passion,
Form: Free verse