John Brown Still Sees God
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Albeit, a riddle and true,
happenstance quietude,
privacy absolute of two,
monarch, and servitude.
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Categories:
john brown, appreciation, caregiving, death of
Form: Rhyme
Ol' John Brown
Ol’ John Brown sang a pitiful tune
He went to his reward all too soon
Fought for a good cause
Without undue pause
And they strung him up at half-past noon.
written January 16, 2022
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Categories:
john brown, humor,
Form: Limerick
John Brown
JOHN BROWN
John Brown
Abolitionist found
Against slavery
Non-prejudicial nor in bigotry
1/9/18
By James Edward Lee Sr.
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Categories:
john brown, adventure, community, discrimination, hate,
Form: Clerihew
How John Brown Got To Heaven
When ole John Brown died
He appeared at the pearly gates
Just before his meeting with
Saint Peter, he noticed that he
Was still dressed in his old tweed
Jacket, boots, and his big white
Beard wasn't shaven
As Saint Peter came outside
John couldn't look the Saint in the eyes
But Peter Said, "Have no fear my son
For as you cross
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Categories:
john brown, adventure, dedication, education,
Form: Prose
John Brown
John Brown, John Brown,
where are you now that we need you?
Bodies free, minds enslaved,
we need a spiritual terrorist.
Chains of ignorance,
shackles of racism,
handcuffs of dogma,
need to be smashed.
We need one like
a patriarch of old.
One that is willing to march
on the Harpers Ferrys of the mind,
one willing to hide out
in the Blue Ridges of the brain,
and then
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Categories:
john brown, introspection,
Form: Free verse