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Prohibition Poems - Poems about Prohibition


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They asked for distillment. I gave them greater than what they said was desired. Fulfillment Came the sheriff. Came church officials who’d been hired. Tariff The men, bottles acquired. Sin They asked for distillment. Came church officials who’d been hired. Sin ...

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Categories: prohibition, freedom,
Form: Other
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eighteenth amendment national prohibition thirteen awful years led by protestants fearing evil of liquor handcuffed alcohol policemen were paid off bootleggers became wealthy speakeasies crept up cancelled years later by 21st amendment drinking continues...

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Categories: prohibition, abuse,
Form: Senryu



The Rum Runners
The Rum Runners Dry was the USA a hundred years ago. Prohibition just begun, and spirits running low. Then, to the rescue, fishermen, fresh from the Georges Bank, Weighed down their boats with “demon rum” instead of fishing tanks. For Woodrow Wilson listened to religious devotees, Who thought that Prohibition would clean up society. But crime increased and organized. Racketeers like Al...

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Categories: prohibition, america, drink, history, sea,
Form: Rhyme
Prohibition In the Usa
Prohibition began one hundred years ago in the USA. People had their right to drink booze taken away. This made people unhappy and they began to whine. And this caused Al Capone to start peddling moonshine. Capone was evil and because of him, people were killed. On December 5 1933, the 18th Amendment was repealed. People were very happy because prohibition...

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Categories: prohibition, drink, history, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Prohibition
i have a pear shaped mandolin depression era that has surely sinned in speakeasies in the '30's because my fingering has never been so beautifully dirty...

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Categories: prohibition, muse,
Form: I do not know?



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oh dear no beer...

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Categories: prohibition, funny, history
Form: Couplet
The Prohibition - Chapter 66, Verses 10-11, Holy Koran
Allah has set forth example of Noah and Lut For the people who disbelieve the Truth. Both of them were prompt to my slavery But their wives did the treachery So they were unable to save them from Allah’s anger Then goes the order, enter into Hell’s fire With the ones who enter. Allah has set forth Pharaoh’s wife’s example For the...

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Categories: prohibition, religionme, me,
Form: Free verse

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