Long Native born Poems

A popular priest in 1810, Spanish rule he spoke against
those who had overthrown the Spanish Viceroy José de Iturrigaray
A speech calling upon the people to protect in angst
Their King Ferdinand VII was held captive El...

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I am a wood carver by instinct and intuition;
I am not a wood carver by trade or profession.
I carve the likenesses of things into something whole,
Into the shapeless wood, I carve the essence of its...

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Yours truly whiles hours away
reading out loud... tis not hearsay
cuz ears of mine relish... neigh
feast hearing spoken words, I do say
plus eyes (mine) drink one
or more letter combination yea.

Aforesaid pastime doth rarely
if ever tire hungry...

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K’ung Fu Tzu or Confucius his English name,
for centuries, brought China much dignity and fame.

Born in the state of Lu, now Province of Shantung,
a scholar of Asia, Chinese his native born tongue.

As a child, he...

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FRACAS MISCELLANY

(Let's Slam):

This futuristic society is all about the status quo.
The soul of humanity is therefore exposed to terrorists’ attacks and war.
Where I am from cries out to unknown God to no be the prophesy...

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America's had lots of heroes through the years
Helping the world overcome many fears
Humankind hasn't always been kind
Look closely at history, see what you find

Our founders succeeded and failed many ways
People of color not treated fairly...

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Mountains rise far above valleys below
As shadows morph into morning's hued light
Celestial shades cause mountains to glow.
Out of marauding mist birds soon take flight.

Menehune folk are known to abide
In mountain ranges or forests, they keep
Away...

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FOR PROLIFERATION OF THE IMMIGRATED SOUL

There are those people who would not leave their country no matter how the trouble comes.
There are those people who leave the same regardless of loving home.
Yet, there are those...

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Sweet Soul Sister

'Pon summer's day in a sunny city in America
native-born is she, sweet sister of mine
Soulful big eyes so kind 
An angelic face and cheeks of fuchsia
Rose the name should’ve given
They’d turn red when...

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Dixie Born,
Black History Month 2017
Curtis Johnson

Dear Delta Dixie:

In the late summer of 1949, I was born just off highway 49 not far from your mighty waters.
I moved away in 1967, and was ashamed and embarrassed...

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You aren't anybody to the plinth in the workforce.
Of course, I know of your success.
My money does not have anything to do with you; therefore, why negate a 
     nation’s wealth.
If...

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A MARKSMAN 

This futuristic society is all about the status quo.
The soul of humanity is therefore exposed to terrorists attacks and war.
Where I am from cries out to unknown God to no be the prophesy...

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I am a stranger in an alien land,
Always searching  for eternal youth,
Controlled by an aristocracy with
Little time for honesty and truth.
The food banks are booming
Hardly a state of joy and glory
As the world prepares...

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I have come forth via political poetry.
However, I am being ignored.
The Courts have violated my constitutional rights.
I am a United States of America native-born child who is now an adult.
This human rights violation is not...

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Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace, 
and the God of love and peace will be with you.- 2 Corinthians 13:11


We are one...

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“We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Nobel Prize

                  Part One

Blue blood...

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Breath-taking fish follow our footprints
into the booming sea.
A multicolored native child lives there
it walks upon the pushed-up swell,
bell-diving while standing
on the deep dark waves.

You may well dream of this
as the sun plays across your closed...

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Borrowed tongues and borrowed fading dreams,
a landscape shaped by echoes, it seems.

The mirror held reflects a foreign face,
a longing etched for an adopted grace.

The subtle shame in accents native born,
a whispered wish for how the...

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I am a Sabra,*                 *A native-born Israeli
   Uzi** at the ready;      ...

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Comfort zones go into hibernation every winter in Chicago

Only the tough skinned, strong willed, and native-born survive Chicago

Long live the reliable snow movers and the great transportation system

Doing your best to keep blood flowing to...

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I've often thought about the glue
  that binds fifty states together
What exactly is it substance
  How does it adhere and accrue

There are no treaties, no compacts
  between and among individual states
What binds...

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I'm a native born morning in Appalachia,
smoky mountains surround
my holy ground.

Life in a single-wide far from the road
never gets old.
nor do two ducks trying to mate
in my leaky rubber pool.

Yesterday's wine bottle is empty again
yet...

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