Rawls Poems - Poems about Rawls

The Rot of the Republic

...Listen up, 'cause I'm about to spit some truth
About a disease that's eating our society from the root
Corruption, the silent killer, the thief in the night
Stealing our future, our justice, our r...

Categories: rawls, corruption, people, power, society,
Form: Free verse

Silk, Satin and Cashmere: A Tribute To Phenomenal Singers

...#A GIFT...AN UPLIFT! A GLORIOUS SHIFT  OCCURS WHEN HAVING BEEN PRIVY TO AN OUTSTANDING SINGER! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOUR HEART FEELS A GLOW...
BECAUSE A SINGER HAS MOVED YOU SO...

"A SINGER H...

Categories: rawls, appreciation, beautiful, celebration, dedication,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls

...

one boy, two dogs; together, they define the beautiful in dreaming
...

Categories: rawls, animal, beautiful, books, devotion,
Form: Monoku

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Inside This Cave

...Inside this cave, my refuge, nave
I bend and stretch and breath, 
to find myself among the ruins 
of ancient places, faces, and history. 

Although I strive to change the tide
of my own motivat...

Categories: rawls, allusion, history,
Form: Rhyme

In Collaboration With the Stars At the Oakland Airport Hilton Inn

...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 ...

Categories: rawls, 12th grade,
Form: Tetractys

Dubious Differences

...What is the difference between a Rescuer
and a Facilitator?
A codependent
and a resilient health-enabler?

Why?
If we insist we must have at least one,
What is a difference
between a pan-sect...

Categories: rawls, health, jesus, philosophy, religion,
Form: Free verse

Through Thick and Thin

...I think it might be John Rawls
who writes about
thick and thin justice sandwiches.

Thick justice
may be more deeply embedded, richly spread
in regenerative pursuing time,
producing and servin...

Categories: rawls, analogy, culture, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse

Lou Rawls

...
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 popularit...

Categories: rawls, dedication, music,
Form: Rhyme

Sweet Soul Music

...
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 w...

Categories: rawls, dedication, music,
Form: Rhyme

Where I'M From

...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...

Categories: rawls, lifefamily, family,
Form: Bio