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Albeit, a riddle and true,
happenstance quietude,
privacy absolute of two,
monarch, and servitude.
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(*******~0~*******)
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Proximity rather risqué,
her inner horse handler,
usually believed display,
and so all souls said her.
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(*******~0~*******)
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Soulfully tenet ill a day,
as good friend perishes,
Queen Victoria alas say,
confidant's...cherishes.
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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
JOHN BROWN
John Brown
Abolitionist found
Against slavery
Non-prejudicial nor in bigotry
1/9/18
By James Edward Lee Sr.
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 through these gates
You will appear as you were when you
Were twenty-three, and you shall stay
That way for eternity".
chris lampton
2-25-14
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 swoop down,
freeing all the slaves in the
surrounding countryside,
one willing to confront his demons
and failings and like
a saint of old,
willing to give up his life gracefully.
To all interested parties
seeking this position,
apply within.
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