My Father Sylvester Ekwobi
...A story about my Sylvester,
Should yield a booster,
Every honest sentence defying a duster
His preferred designation, “A father” not Master.
Thirty-five years in an office
That smelt of telep...
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Categories:
rabble rouser, caregiving, celebrity, character, father,
Form: Rhyme
All the Dark Stallions
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"All the Dark Stallions"
Calliope burns
ecstatic bright star
fire brands, all her marks
both hands
holding the ropes
firmly fast today
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Categories:
rabble rouser, dark, romance, word play,
Form: Free verse
As a Storm Rages Past
...As a Storm Rages Past
Rabble rouser, a spring storm lets out a golden shaft
that pierces through the sky and with a loud clash,
rousing me from peaceful slumber, shatters the night.
Th...
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Categories:
rabble rouser, feelings, storm,
Form: Free verse
Revolution
...I am no revolutionary
For mine is not an ideal
A noble statement
I ain’t gonna give a speech
No riling up crowds, riots
This ain’t no cause
No movement for you to join
All that it is
A cry t...
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Categories:
rabble rouser, destiny, slavery,
Form: I do not know?
Lunchtime At the Nursing Home
...Hungry for munchies, on his way to the lunchroom,
a rambunctious, persnickety,“fuss-budget”, elderly
jittery, fidgety, geezer, named Cassidy…
whose questionable dexterity, aghast by a massive sneeze...
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Categories:
rabble rouser, funny, people, old, old,
Form: Narrative
Barky Von Schnauzer
...At the risk of being called “rabble-rouser,”
I think poor old Barky Von Schnauzer,
should practice his aim,
his master to maim,
in the back end of his very best trousers!
My hero I would cal...
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Categories:
rabble rouser, angst, animals, funny, pets,
Form: Limerick