Short Jurors Poems

When defendant Lithanual McGee
Submitted his opening plea
He showed such charm and grace
That without further haste
The jurors just let him go free...

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When Defendant Montgomery Lee
Delivered his opening Plea
He showed such charm and grace 
That the court dropped the case
As the Jurors cried “Let him go free”...

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a glimpse of heaven
   a taste of hell
 that's what he perceived
   at death's dreaded knell

 summoned to court
   he gasped hard when he saw
 the judge and the jurors 
   his wife and kids ~
           his maw and paw...

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   Strict Justice or mercy, which would prevail
     The courtroom grew sweaty, faces turned pale

   No one dared leave with the verdict in doubt
     Justice or mercy – Would Truth ever out

   The jurors returned, their verdict in hand
     The foreman, deliberative, made his way to the stand

   Opening the envelope, he tapped the pulse of the room
     Strict justice – or mercy if Hope was to bloom
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The day before Thanksgiving
Everybody takes it slow,
Except the ones preparing meals,
As many of us know.

So it’s the perfect day to serve
If Jury Duty calls.
I doubt if there’s a judge or lawyer
Strolling through the halls.

We would-be jurors sit for hours,
Staring at the clock,
Or read or do a puzzle
Since there’s no one in the dock.

My hope is that we’ll be dismissed,
Our civic duty done
And other folks will fill the seats
When trials will have begun.
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In restaurants, the food is served;
In tennis, it’s a ball.
In prison, it’s a stretch of time;
To jurors, it’s a call.

We serve our country, serve our guests
And serve at someone’s side;
We serve as ushers or as maids
To march before a bride.

We’re served a summons or a suit
To answer to the law
And sometimes, justice being served
Provides a deal that’s raw.

In life, however, oftentimes
What I, in fact, observe,
Is that we rarely get what we
Believe that we deserve....

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