Short Aretha Poems

One of Kind and Hard To Find

Sad Aretha sure was one of a kind;
Not only that has been hard to find;
Record spinning,
From beginning,
In either your or could be my mind.

Jim Horn...

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For Her Singing Aretha Is Praised

We remember how she had been raised;
For her spirit was praised and praised;
Wanted and desired;
Us inspired,
And for great singing Aretha is crazed.

Jim Horn...

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Respect was Aretha’s request
Every good soul deserves the best
She lived her life
Pure and right
Ever honest and true
Creating music for me and you
To celebrate her life and our memories of her.
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Smile Singing for a While

Am sure what we should do is to smile,
That Aretha did when singing for a while;
Enjoyed her song;
Would sing along,
While Trump went through period of denial.

James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC...

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Aretha and Her Singing Are Gone

Would feel goose pimples on my smooth skin;
I had heard Aretha sing song ending in Amen;
Get by somehow;
A memory now;
Singing is gone  and she won't be back again.

James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC...

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Always the woman of RESPECT
RESPECT
E veryone from young to old remembers you.
T he very best of R&B, Soul, and Gospel.
   Let me hear, one more time, that Gospel Music.
H eaven has opened its doors to you; Queen of Soul.
   Sing lady sing that Gospel music.
A lways and forever will you be everyone's Queen.

Flowers, Music, Love.
No tears, no fears, just Love...

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Once she performed it
she made it her own
With joy we all listened
and marveled atoned

Endowed from the heavens
the Angels in awe
Her spirit celestial
your nerve endings raw

A voice for all seasons
Grand Madam of sound
To search for a lifetime
her like never found

While crossing each genre
she made time a slave
Her stylings eternal
— a gift heaven gave

(For Aretha Franklin: January, 2024)
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She sang from the depths of her soul
And touched us all with "Respect, Natural Woman" and so many more
Never forgot her gospel roots
And never gave up on her career
She was "one of a kind"
Her legacy isI unmatched
All of you aspiring singers out there in 
the darkness
can learn from her example
She won the "Presidential Medal of Honor"
Rolling Stone said she was the best singer of her time
Aretha Franklin 
The diva has passed into eternity...

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Voice of an angel our wonderful queen of soul

sending out her amazing message of respect 

to build a freeway of love her ultimate goal,

I knew you were waiting (for me), without neglect,

she'd say a little prayer, with amazing Grace

she thought Dr. Feelgood was young gifted and black

mend a bridge over troubled waters, or replace,

melodic vocal power showed in every track,

this is just my tribute, my small way of thanking

this natural woman, god bless Aretha Franklin....

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