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Morton Poems - Poems about Morton

Premium Member Was It U?
...WAS IT U? Tony Adamo Under the stars, were Jelly roll Morton rolls, carnival lights twinkling, like flowers glowing brightly in the night. Candy-bright sugar moments, pop like gumdrops, a swee......

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Categories: morton, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Premium Member Altar Call
...God isn't looking for your tears, he's looking for your faith. -Paul S. Morton She smells like the 80’s With her big hair and Levi’s That never go out of style… Seem to almost cover the centuri......

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Categories: morton, appreciation, baptism, blessing, christian,
Form: Free verse



Hit Squad '23
...Hit 'em up! Hit 'em up! Up, out and away Singles, doubles, triples and of course, the Big Bombay! Snitker stoically managing from the dugout Ron Washington on third and Eric Young, Sr. on......

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Categories: morton, appreciation, baseball, celebration, firework,
Form: Rhyme
The Meaning of a Poet
...In hindsight, I’ve always kept my mind right, I only lose sleep at night over the that I write, it’s like the weight on Atlas’ shoulders, are you hearing what this rap is, a fight against the co......

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Categories: morton, adventure, analogy, anxiety, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Aftermath
...Aftermath You found me naked and alone You found me unprotected You fed upon me, your unwilling and unwitting victim You fed upon me, your unwilling and unwitting prey You ravaged me You rava......

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Categories: morton, courage, fear, fire, health,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Should the Levee Ever Break, Act 1, Scene 1, Part 6
...The curtain rises on Bumblebee Babineaux walking self-confidently along Chartres Street. Bumblebee [singing]: Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride, nobody’s gonna slow me down. Oh, no, I got to kee......

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Categories: morton, allegory,
Form: Prose
Premium Member A Poem For Sam Cooke
...December 14, 1965 "Mr. Samuel Cooke. Sam Cooke?? You been in that casket for three days.. You a long way from Chicago, son?" And Sam said, "What happened Where am I?" "This is ......

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Categories: morton, america, celebrity, devotion, music,
Form: Rhyme
The Clock
...The Clock By; M. Morton Silence grows around like a weed A silent eye no longer sees Turning inward he starts to shake Wishing his soul was somewhere safe A clock in the corner grows loud......

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Categories: morton, anxiety, confusion, dark, evil,
Form: Blank verse
Cancer of My Soul
...Cancer of My Soul By: M. Morton A cigarette sits and turns to ash As the disease of memory grows I twist and turn as I feel each lash It feasts upon my suffering That voice, a constant mutter......

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Categories: morton, anxiety, cancer, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Sex On Aboat
...it was water way a day to play it was fun as the boat morton run we rock the boat sock we were two old goats having SEX ON ABOAT......

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Categories: morton, feelings,
Form: Light Verse
Theme For English 4
...The teacher said, Go home and write a poem tonight And let that poem come out of you--- Then, it will be true. I wish it were that simple. I am merely a sixteen year old, born in a world ......

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Categories: morton, community, lonely, teacher,
Form: Free verse
Byron Mcgovern True Story 1900
...Byron McGovern (true story 1900) At Denowan near Goodooga, lived Mc Govern so they say, At a Church of England mission, Aubrey lived there anyway, now Byron McGovern got arrested,......

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Categories: morton, adventure,
Form: Ballad
Selection From My New Novel
...Apostrophe in time. Mixes twenty foot differences between mice and men. They all fail. But the failure is only a thought a big lie. The fun now is the brow of the valley under Universal, stars is t......

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Categories: morton,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Morning's Thunderstorms
..."As early morning thunderstorms" Bring down a pouring rain All of nature is silent~still Snuggled in nest remain As early morning's lightnings flash And thunder above rolls The covers feel comfo......

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Categories: morton, faith, life, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Like Salt It Pours
...Ocean waters now white capping Cool breeze 'pon the shore Every plant drips rain water Then like Morton salt pours Thursday, June 06, 2013......

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Categories: morton, emotions, nature,
Form: Verse

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