Jimmie Poems - Poems about Jimmie

...Born in New England in the wake of the Civil War, Her folks fled Irish famine and landed on our shore. At age five, she took sick, losing almost all her sight. At eight, her mother died, and h......Read the rest...

...Stevie Ray's guitar spurred the 1980s blues boom. He wasn't like any other guitarist. Inspired by Buddy Guy, Albert King, and Albert Collins... He linked blues and rock in the late 196......Read the rest...

...It was old Woody that lured me with Dust Bowl Ballads and so much more Telling stories of a West That I'd never heard before. I was with the Okies as They travelled down the road Got a new he......Read the rest...

...She was the kind of woman we feared As much as grim reaper or Blackbeard. Because we did not listen or understand We thought her intentions were underhand. She was suspicious because of her pet......Read the rest...

...Listening As grooves whirl A familiar track, Once familiar refrains Recall the vintage Of innocence. Scratched In almost forgotten places, The sound is altered ... Yet I hear a cadence of ......Read the rest...

...In December 1951, I turned ten years old-- Harry Truman was president of the United States, The Korean Conflict raged on a faraway peninsula, The Golden Gate Bridge closed due to high wi......Read the rest...

...I have attempted to capture my favorite major league baseball players in this little shape poem of home plate. Included are (in no particular order): Say Hey Willie Mays Wal......Read the rest...

...I can see you Bobby sneaking a look No, your mother did not buy you a book Tony and Jimmie have come to see Bobby gazing at me My lights are bright so Santa can see Where to put the presents und......Read the rest...

...All of a sudden (upon immediately arising refreshed, whar these lovely bones did not ache getting shut eye lasting amply time for fatigue to brake, long enough fo......Read the rest...

...^ Jamez by James Edward Lee Sr. J ames is my Christian name; A ways, please call me this; M y life is as a storybook;' E verywhere I go I look; S o be aware and never, call me Jimmie kiss;O ......Read the rest...

... Lemmie Jimmie is a playa! Look at him smiling, walking with his new girl Why are the other pigtails all hating on LJ being so happy ... ‘cause he caught the eye of the new girl W......Read the rest...

...My first amendment right was never fought for overseas! It was Martin Luther King who was beat to his knees! It was Fanne Lou Hamer who gave me permission to speak! It was a war on Sunday but only in......Read the rest...

...The first thing I remember hearing Was a car radio with a country song playing A man singing while my mom was steering A song about heartache and pain That’s the day the good boy in me died Wh......Read the rest...

...December 24, 2015 There was a boy called Jimmie who was writing his letter to Santa Claus. The list of the gifts was very lengthy. It included a control remote car, a baseball bat, clothes and a t......Read the rest...

...Before “The March on Selma”, before it all began James Orange was arrested; he was a giant of a man It was Rumored they would lynch him So the church gathered and they prayed But once outside the......Read the rest...