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Negro Spiritual Poems - Poems about Negro Spiritual

Premium Member TASKMASTER SUNG a ***** spiritual song
...Taskmaster Sung? *****, ***** do that what masTar says; B tat Dat yo own filthy slave; *****, ***** stay on them knees; Do that, watch that masTar you must please; That spiritua......

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Categories: negro spiritual, analogy, angst, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Piano
...Peacefully playing Indigo notes Angelic mood swaying ***** spiritual hope Onyx facts history black......

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Categories: negro spiritual, africa, america, appreciation, black
Form: Acrostic



Premium Member Stereo Man - It Takes Two
...Stereo Man (It Takes Two?) Stereo Man (It Takes Two?) I’m a stereo man, and I carry two phones, have two homes in two states (each sports car that awaits). I’ve been m......

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Categories: negro spiritual, humor,
Form: Rhyme
My Life
...My life is made up of many things, Dreams and hopes in my church hymnal. Lyrics limping along in simple songs, Coming out from being a ***** spiritual. Songs that assures me of treasures I......

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Categories: negro spiritual, dark, emotions, life, sad,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member An Answer For Larry Concerning My Song
...An Answer for Larry concerning my song: My life is many songs my life is a church hymnal my life is “Sing A Simple Song”, My life is ...Earth Wind and Fire. My life in a ***** spiritual, like “kee......

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Categories: negro spiritual, deep, emotions, feelings, inspiration,
Form: Prose Poetry



The Poem We Cannot Write
...The poem we can`t write Make it clear poetry is redundant poets write verses packed in wool only other poets can understand, they are usually about love and peace but no one is listening. ......

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Categories: negro spiritual, abuse, africa, age, blessing,
Form: Blank verse
Musically Inclined
...Her fingers strum lullabies on my dopamine lines from one artery to the next She's connected to every heartbeat in every breath like a ***** spiritual to Still I Rise Her touch exposes su......

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Categories: negro spiritual, Lullaby, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I'Ve Been Through the Fire
...I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE Ole ***** Spiritual I've been through the fire but I got out I've been through the fire but I got out I've been through the fire But my God desire Was that, that I ......

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Categories: negro spiritual, absence, appreciation, assonance, blessing,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member In Hell With No Cool Water
...IN HELL WITH NO COOL WATER An Old & New Aged ***** Spiritual by James Edward Lee Sr. It's hot all over and I'm so thirsty It's hot all over and I'm so thirsty It's hot all over and I'm so th......

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Categories: negro spiritual, angst, anxiety, assonance, bereavement,
Form: Lyric
No Tomorrows
...Have you ever stopped yourself when thinking of your present life and wishing for a better tomorrow? Then realized tomorrow is elusive. Indefinable like an illusion, as tomorrow is always clo......

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Categories: negro spiritual, hope, philosophy, religious,
Form: Prose
Premium Member I Wanna Stand Before the Lord and Sing Old ***** Spiritual
...If I were a songwriter in the 1867 I've would have written this old time ***** spiritual like this. . . Strap in chains N bondage, Master got......

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Categories: negro spiritual, black african american, celebration,
Form: Lyric
Jazz Baby
...In Africa you were born In deep serenity To the sounds of mighty drums And rhythm’s authenticity. Stole you from your righteous land Cut it up like a birthday cake Gave it back to Anglo han......

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Categories: negro spiritual, beautiful, black african american,
Form: Personification
The Spirit of a Slave
...Where did all those black people go in Black History such as W.E.B Dubois, George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth,and many more that came before. Why have their families disappear? When you......

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Categories: negro spiritual, baptism, bereavement, black african
Form: Free verse
When He Died For You and Me-.. Were You There?
...Sometimes it causes me to tremble When I remember that country preacher Telling the story of Jesus Being crucified when I was little I felt bad that He did nothing wrong. And in college, I l......

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Categories: negro spiritual, childhood, faith, life, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member "going Home"
...My heart is filled with such a longing To be with those from my yesterdays The days grow short, yet the nights are long Sweet horns, play for me..and take me home. Inspired by the ***** s......

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Categories: negro spiritual, inspirational, music
Form: Free verse

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