Long Braxton Poems

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Poets with golden ink and pens 
You make us move forward with your inspiration
With kind an honest, encouragement  and compliments 
Small act of caring all which has the potential to turn a...

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We need to remember our heritage and the reason we celebrate the 4th of July.
 
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Their story. . .
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Dear Sons, 
Listen. Your mother and I love you. I helped plant you both through seeds of love. Your mother carried you, nurtured you inside of her body. But, You were made in His image....

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Twitter, just like Facebook, is also the best social networking website of all time.
Twitter.com has been part of the social media since the day one guy founded Facebook and
the people have found MySpace and YouTube....

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The cemetery was still but not silent as Ben Braxton leaned against the rough trunk of an ancient oak.  It stood apart from the mourners, yet close enough that he could clearly see and...

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I do not have to go far
to a popular bar
with a huge dance floor.
To find someone I would adore,
she is not hard to find.
It is easy to get the kind
that is attractive to the eye.
There...

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Falling Apart.  ( Song ) 
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Inspired by a Toni Braxton song.
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My whole world fell apart today
When I found my love 
Had left and gone away
A sea of tears flowed from my eyes
And the stats...

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Why fight over different cultures
Don’t become like sniffling vultures
We live together with mixed races
One world in beautiful places



Black, brown, red, yellow or white
But all we do is argue and fight
Why can’t we live in harmony?
For...

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"A Spiritual walk"

as i lay here tonight
i fight in my plight
blooming within the night
like a beautiful dance across the light
the universe within my sight
a mixture of both pain & gain
this is where life will remain
to...

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Hook: Want that Oscar Myer wiener.
Not a pretender a winner.
Far from a beginner
pure beef
put that ass to sleep.
They say the way to a man 
Is his stomach
and he loves to eat.
Daddy loves to eat.

Sexuality, love...

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Removing you from my system 
would be like removing Marty McFly 
from the space time continuum, 
there'd be no future to go back to
Need you like  Flintstone vitamins 
stirred in cream of wheat, 
you're...

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Christmas in Newyork 

Fresh pigeon peas, jug Gug, a leg of pork 

Turkey well marinated, freshly bake coconut bread 

Line up to be place in the old brick oven, 

Hammering above the windows as the...

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tercets

Braxton H. Gardner of north Kentucky, 
progenitor of our family tree.
His marriage date was 1833.

Braxton Charles S. Gardner from our archive,
was his youngest son, born in ’45.
He barely recalled his father alive.

Barney Braxton Gardner, uncle...

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