one boy, two dogs; together, they define the beautiful in dreaming
Categories:
rawls, animal, beautiful, books, devotion,
Form: Monoku
The Isley Brothers, The Chi-Lites, Four Tops
The Emotions (Flowers)
Roberta Flack (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face)
Jane Fonda
Elvis
Stars...
Lulu (To Sir With Love)
Paul Le Mat (American Grafitti)
Suzanne Sommers
Mackenzie Phillips, Aretha Franklin
Manuel Padilla Jr. as Jai (Kid in Tarzan series)
Harrison Ford
Ron Howard
U2
Cher
Heat Wave
Commodores
The Jackson Five
The Pointer Sisters, The Righteous Brothers
Sidney Portier, Lionel Ritchie
Justin Trudeau (8 years old)
Marvin Gaye
Lou Rawls
More...
Pam Grier
Barry White
The Three Degrees (When Will I See You Again)
Al Green, Rose Royce, The Main Ingredients
***Hotel where I worked with Tom Hanks and countless celebrity interactions...
Date: 08/27/2019
Categories:
rawls, 12th grade,
Form: Tetractys
He was born in Chicago in 1933,
and became one of the best acts anyone could see.
In the fifties, with the “Teenage Kings of Harmony”,
with classmate Sam Cooke, he gained great popularity.
He joined “The Pilgrim Travelers” after the army.
In a South car crash, he was a near fatality.
It took more than a year to regain his memory.
Lou Rawls became popular with his deep velvet voice.
His more than seventy albums with hit songs were choice.
He made his mark in the sixties with a recording
that went to number one called “Love is a Hurting Thing”.
“Lady Love”, You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,”
and “Natural Man” were his biggest hit songs so fine.
Lou became great with raising funds for some charities
that would help black colleges and universities.
This was a man who achieved so much during his day.
In January 2006, he passed away.
Thanks to wikipedia.org online encyclopedia for valuable information I obtained to write this poem.
Categories:
rawls, dedication, music,
Form: Rhyme
The late Lou Rawls proved he could sing
with his great big hit “Love is a Hurting Thing”
Another great soul hit I recall
was performed by Joe Tex titled “Skinny Legs and All”
A dynamic duo was Sam and Dave.
“Hold On, I’m Coming” was drawing the rave.
Two songs that went up Billboard’s charts far,
were “War” and “Twenty-five Miles” by Edwin Starr.
One more song I found quite sublime
was the late Billy Stewart’s hit “Summertime”.
The late James Brown could produce a great sound.
Everybody was jumping when “The Godfather” was in town.
I know there are some other goodies I have missed.
Great soul artists are just too numerous to list.
Categories:
rawls, dedication, music,
Form: Rhyme
Where I’m From…..
I am from bar-b-ques and live family feuds.
Walks to down town Paterson laughing at women and men who allow their selves to be called
hoes and prostitutes.
Fast behind little girls and quick to call their selves thugs little boys.
A really excited family is where I’m from.
I am from let your voice be heard.
It’s okay to get picked on sometimes in school while you’re being called a jerk or a nerd.
But would that person allow him/her best friend feelings to get hurt.
I am from growing up listening to old folk’s music,
Such as Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, & Teddy
Pendergrass.
Speeches from Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King & his wife Coretta Scott King.
Two stepping in my grand parent’s back yard.
I am from a mixed family.
Some who are Muslims and some who are Christians.
Some who are really big hearted and the others who are selfish.
Nice caring and the others who are rude hypocrites.
Some vegans, vegetarians, & meat lovers.
This is where I’m from and I love it.
Shanaya Thomas.
Categories:
rawls, lifefamily, family,
Form: Bio