Report Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Wait A Minute	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	report, america, caregiving, culture, games,
	Mueller Report Equals Unexpected Coup For Trump	matthew harris	Political Verse	report, 12th grade, america, grief,
	Bill Barr Not Playing Par	James Horn	Limerick	report, allegory, analogy,
	50 Words for Poe: Temporal	Lady Labyrinth	Free verse	report, dark, gothic, mystery, psychological,
	50 Words for Poe: dactyl	Lady Labyrinth	Free verse	report, dark, fantasy, freedom, gothic,
	Mueller Report Comprehensive	James Horn	Limerick	report, allegory, analogy,
	Battered Shattered and Scattered	Lachlen Smith	ABC	report, 10th grade,
	Lost Report Card Down the Sewer Drain--	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	report, 4th grade, character, lost,
	The Unwanted They Cry For Life	Tom Wright	Free verse	report, abortion,
	The Astronaut's Report	jack horne	Rhyme	report, adventure,
	Bygone Days	Tom Wright	Lyric	report, age, eulogy, time,
	Honoring Sacrifice	Tom Wright	Lyric	report, death of a friend,
	Memories of My Dad Pt 1	Kay Roberts	Rhyme	report, bereavement, dad, daughter, father
	God was robbed	warren marc	Free verse	report, creation, faith, feelings, god,
	CLASSIFIED PART FOUR	Tom Cunningham	Prose	report, science fiction,
	NOSY BEE	RICHARD RODRIGUEZ	Rhyme	report, abuse,
	ABOUT AN EGG	Jim Yerman	Verse	report, grandchild, grandparents, memory,
	Weather report on election day	Ibohal Kshetrimayum	I do not know?	report, august, autumn, betrayal, black
	facts of history	Allan Terry	Ballad	report, music, science fiction,
	Shine like the sun	Heidi Sands	Rhyme	report, appreciation, thank you,
	Don't Sell Yerself Short	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Lyric	report, confidence, courage, image, inspirational,
	WHEN HOUSE IS ON FIRE	Beata Agustin	Couplet	report, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
	Ghosts of the High Rockies, Part I	David Welch	Narrative	report, america, confusion, history, imagery,
	NAIJA LOKOMOTIVE	Harry Biosah	Prose Poetry	report, leadership, political,
	President Trump	Janice Canerdy	Limerick	report, political, usa,
	Silence	Edward Ibeh	Tanka	report, encouraging, inspirational, perspective, silence,
	Weather Report	Tom Wright	Haiku	report, weather,
	What God Sees Is Who I Am	Tom Wright	Lyric	report, god, image, love, me,
	Our Bio	Tom Wright	Couplet	report, books, life,
	Search And Rescue December 24th 1982	Bobby May	Free verse	report, baby, flying,
	Dawn of a New Age	Ed Morris	Rhyme	report, funny, humorous, science fiction,
	In The Mizzenmast	Alfred Berggren	Free verse	report, ocean,
	Other People's Freedom, Part I	David Welch	Narrative	report, betrayal, dark, evil, freedom,
	Holy Spirit, ' Thank You'	Patricia Garcia Howard Bramble	Free verse	report, inspirational, thank you,
	Love fraud	Amie-lea Kuti-king	Rhyme	report, betrayal, boyfriend, corruption, feelings,
	Battered Shattered and Scattered	David Wakeling	ABC	report, 10th grade,
	the mouser	jan oskar hansen	Blank verse	report, angst, color, confidence, corruption,
	Lazy Rudolph	Terry Hoffman	Limerick	report, christmas, funny, humor, humorous,
	Settling Old Grudges, Part I	David Welch	Narrative	report, conflict, confusion, family, father
	Ill Defined	John lawless	Free verse	report, growing up, life,
	When the Hawk Touches Down	Keith Dovoric	Verse	report, bird, evil, fear, holocaust,
	It is most odd to report	Julian Scutts	Limerick	report, philosophy, sky, vanity,
	VICTORIAN VIRTUE	Kim Rodrigues	Free verse	report, dark,
	Casey on Second	Ed Morris	Narrative	report, baseball, funny, humor, humorous,
	THE POOR IN SPIRIT	Beata Agustin	Rhyme	report, christian, faith, god, inspirational,
	My Mouth Went Running Off Today	Caren Krutsinger	Prose Poetry	report, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Hyperfocus Hocus Pocus	Nick Trim	Rhyme	report, fun, nonsense, word play,
	hype and reality	Allan Terry	Bio	report, anti bullying, class, community,
	To and Fro	ilene bauer	Rhyme	report, new york,
	autopsy	jan hansen	Blank verse	report, beach, best friend, blessing,

Report Poem Example

Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom

(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)



Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom:



Solomon Mahlangu was trained as an MK soldier with a view to later rejoining the struggle in the country.


He left South Africa after the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when he was 19 years old, and was later chosen to be part of an elite force to return to South Africa to carry out a mission commemorating the June 16th 1976 Soweto student uprising.


After entering South Africa through Swaziland and meeting his fellow comrades in Duduza, on the East Rand (east of Johannesburg), they were accosted by the police in Goch Street in Johannesburg.


In the ensuing gun battle two civilians were killed and two were injured, and Mahlangu and Motloung were captured while acting as decoys so that the other comrade could go and report to the MK leadership.


Motloung was brutally assaulted by the police to a point that he suffered brain damage and was unfit to stand trial, resulting in Mahlangu facing trial alone.


He was charged with two counts of murder and several charges under the Terrorism Act, to which he pleaded not guilty.


Though the judge accepted that Motloung was responsible for the killings, common purpose was argued and Mahlangu was found guilty on two counts of murder and other charges under the Terrorism Act.


On 15 June 1978 Solomon Mahlangu was refused leave to appeal his sentence by the Rand Supreme Court, and on 24 July 1978 he was refused again in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court.


Although various governments, the United Nations, International Organizations, groups and prominent individuals attempted to intercede on his behalf, Mahlangu awaited his execution in Pretoria Central Prison, and was hanged on 6 April 1979.


His hanging provoked international protest and condemnation of South Africa and Apartheid.


In fear of crowd reaction at the funeral the police decided to bury Mahlangu in Atteridgeville in Pretoria.


On 6 April 1993 he was re-interred at the Mamelodi Cemetery, where a plaque states his last words:


‘My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom.

Tell my people that I love them.

They must continue the fight.’



Mahlangu died for a cause!



Salute!



The Struggle Continues…




(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)

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