I Am Thankful For
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The world and all its splendor where life begins
Human Beings of all and those who I call friends
America our diverse country and all that she defends
Nights and da...
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Categories:
merica, appreciation, beauty, life, thanks,
Form: Rhyme
'merica
...land of wheat’d plains
coastal eagles soaring
mountain divides
governed by you
forged through us
patterned on Ten
standing on giants
seeker of lions
laying with lambs
welcoming partners
spr...
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Categories:
merica, blessing, community,
Form: Free verse
Happy Birthday 'Merica
...Happy Birthday ‘Merica
It’s happy birthday ‘Merica
I wish you all the best
You’ve kept us free for all these years
You’re better than the rest
For those who claim you’ve lost your glow
They...
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Categories:
merica, holiday, hope, independence day,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
merica, change, freedom, growth, heart,
Form: Free verse
Attica To Alcatraz
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From sea to shining sea,
‘Merica ain’t never been nothin’ but
a prison for
angry black boys like me
Childish rage moved my hands,
hateful oppression reaction expression
made me fee...
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Categories:
merica, history, prison, slavery, truth,
Form: Bio
Impeach and Impeach
...Impeach and Impeach
I gnorance
M ay
P rovoke
E ntire
A merica
C constantly
H urriedly
I magine
M any
P eople
E lected
A aaaa
C lown
H orrifically
Jim Horn...
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Categories:
merica, allegory, analogy,
Form: I do not know?
Merica
...What I think of its past I will not say
I'm only concerned with what happens today.
The American dream it is a lie
For the wealthy your soldiers will die.
There is no freedom only oil and gold
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Categories:
america, anti bullying, conflict,
Form: Couplet
South Paw Babe Ruth
...Silence hushed, a crowd in awe,
Only crickets could be heard.
Under the spell of the Babe,
They looked to where he pointed,
Hoping to see a home run.
P
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Categories:
merica, baseball, celebrity, dedication, feelings,
Form: Acrostic
Limerick: Once a Tongue-Twisting Pop Man-Eater
...Limerick : Once a tongue-twisting Pop Man-Eater
Once a tongue-twisting Pop Man-Eater
Went on rampage with just her Strummer
Tunes she hissed were so sweet
Crunched Frenchmen by the fleet
Watch Out !...
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Categories:
merica, holocaust,
Form: Limerick
God Bless the Usa
...G oing to the store the other day
O n a bright morning I listened as
D rums pounded a slow cadence by a military escort.
B efore I knew, I was watching the cortege,
L eaving behind a d...
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Categories:
merica, death, dedication, loss, sad,
Form: Acrostic
America
...America
A llegiance
M orality
E xcellence
R espect
I ntegrity
C aring
A merica
These are the foundations of who we are
The events of history that have occurred have served to def...
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Categories:
merica, history, hope, introspection, life,
Form: Acrostic