Selma Poems

SELMA WISDOM

It was that bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965
The fight and struggle
The revolution with Hate and Love
The multitudes to convey the Civil Rights message
The shall in overcome
Marching for Miles
It was during the period of Dr. Martin Luther King style
Former Representative John Lewis and many other legacies that support the mission were involved
Chanting in song while
Determination steady

Categories: selma, care, color, conflict, courage,
Form: Free verse

Selma and Her Puppies

Selma started out with a little pup when she was nine.
He was a darling fellow, and best of all “all mine”.
Her parents thought the couple was sublime.
They let her get a new puppy all the time.

When she grew up she had a bunch of them.
Many dogs, some tall, some short, fat and thin. 
She grew

Categories: selma, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme

The Goodness and Cruelty of Man Selma

Again another MRI, the clacking sounds -- the injection of dye
It’s been awhile with covid on the rise
And vaccines found and given now inside and outdoors
The radiologist sent me to 7 pm and changed it to 4
I believe he found me an easier ride
Even the oncologist allowed the change and I am forgiven 
As I

Categories: selma, history,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Seraphim of Selma

Spirits of the living mingle with the dead
Nightly, joining hands to march through Selma
Dr. King, their leader, the first called home
Returns to preach peace through understanding
On streets where emotions refuse to rest

Brother John’s soul, the last to depart
Forever linked to this spectral caravan
Listen and you’ll hear their songs and prayers
Rising in unison from steamy streets
Hopeful

Categories: selma, dedication, tribute,
Form: Free verse

Selma

Got to meet my aunt's good friend
I've heard so much about.
She helped to make the birthday bash 
More special, there's no doubt.

She's got that spark that never fades 
With certain genes and luck,
Creating a delightful soul
With smarts and lots of pluck.

How lovely for my Aunt Sydelle 
To have somebody who,
Like Selma, has it all together,
Still,

Categories: selma, friend,
Form: Rhyme

Seeing Selma On Knees

Seeing Selma On Knees

Remember seeing Selma on their knees,
Then they were being called Selmanese,
Bridge being by;
Tears to supply,
With poverty flowing through the trees.

Jim Horn

Categories: selma, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick

Before Selma

Before “The March on Selma”, before it all began
James Orange was arrested; he was a giant of a man
It was Rumored they would lynch him
So the church gathered and they prayed
But once outside the temple, the authorities were outraged
They were meet with opposition and brutally beaten to the ground
Some ran as they were followed; Chaos

Categories: selma, black african american, celebration,
Form: Prose Poetry

Beyond Selma

My family marched peacefully in Selma that day,
Hoping Martin’s spirit would lift us far away
From prejudice and violence that perpetrators
Had cast on us for centuries in the USA.

“Land of the free,” a misnomer of limitation,
For a country where whites had the sole celebration.
Heads held high, we didn’t fight back, even when attacked,
Knowing enmity was not

Categories: selma, racism, prejudice,
Form: Rubaiyat