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Rosa Parks

Rosa took a stand 
by taking a seat :)
making a strong point
with dignity sweet :D



 [I read her autobiography for Black History Month; always admired her, but a big fan of her now!]

Categories: rosa parks, black african american, community,
Form: Quatrain

Rosa Parks

Stubborn refusal by Rosa Parks
     to up from her bus seat set off sparks...

 that ignited flames of Civil Rights movement.
     'Twas a legendary, watershed moment!



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Clerihew Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Regina McIntosh
Date written: 12/18/2020

Categories: rosa parks, appreciation, celebrity, hero, people,
Form: Clerihew

Rosa Parks

Sometimes monumental events 
Have humble beginnings 
Like the unyielding courage 
Of Rosa Parks
Refusing to give up her seat.


            W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly 2019.

Categories: rosa parks, courage, discrimination, freedom,
Form: Tanka

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
On December 1, 1955 She lit up a huge spark
She refused to give up her seat that day on the bus
Instead, she proudly sat, made faces and ignored the fuss






Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (1913 – 2005) was an African American civil right’s activist and seamstress whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the “Mother

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Rosa Parks

Serene in sweet repose, the scented Rose, 
(With each and every velvet valley bare) 
Will often offer pleasure's perfect pose; 
Seductive Roses pleasure everywhere. 

Sharp beauty rages in the Roses' red, 
So darkly deep their polished petals bloom. 
Yet white is bright within the garden bed, 
While it protects the purple Rose of gloom. 

And

Categories: rosa parks,
Form: Sonnet

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks
Would have been a hundred
Were she alive today
Human beings of any colour
would gladly let her sit
Anywhere on the bus
With the possible exception 
Of the driver's seat

Categories: rosa parks, history,
Form: Free verse

Remembering Rosa Parks

Remembering Rosa Parks

By Elton Camp

Well over a half-century has now passed
Since she resisted discrimination at last

To the back of the bus she refused to move
One person makes a difference she did prove

Ms Parks refused to let herself be disrespected
And didn’t respond as racial bigots expected

Those officials who tried it were surprised
When the civil rights movement

Categories: rosa parks, life, people,
Form: Rhyme

Rosa Parks, a Maverick

Rosa Louise Parks
refused to give up her seat
“First Lady of Civil Rights”

back in fifty-five
civil disobedience
‘fore Martin Luther King’s time

courageous Rosa
kept her seat and caused a stir
faith told her she was right

created equal
in the colorblind eyes
of a Lord who loves mankind

desegregation
took decades to accomplish --
a Maverick led the way


*Entry for Cyndi’s "Mavericks" contest
This choka was tweaked

Categories: rosa parks, black african american, history,
Form: Choka

Remembering Rosa Parks

So graceful and kind
So honest and true
While she sat down for me 
She stood up for you
Only by refusing to move
When ordered to
She paid the price
And satisfied our dues.

Categories: rosa parks, thank you,
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