Short Mercer Poems
Short Mercer Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Mercer by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Mercer by length and keyword.
Mercer
Mercer
Is the
Worst
For her...
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Categories:
mercer, absence, america, angst, anxiety,
Form:
Free verse
Johnny Mercer
I wonder if Johnny Mercer
Was a prolific rehearser
He'd hit the spot
In his songs - a lot
But when drunk he was a curser...
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Categories:
mercer, tribute,
Form:
Limerick
Langston Hughes
Iconic, late African-American poet, Langston Hughes.
Dropped "John Mercer" from name; paid his dues...
As one of the leading voices in the Harlem Renaissance.
Poem, "Dream Deferred," deemed his piece de resistance.
Date posted: 07/28/2021...
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Categories:
mercer, art, celebrity, people, poetry, tribute,
Form:
Clerihew
Golden Oldies
The mellow sounds
of Lawrence Welk
are gone,
Guy Lombardo, too.
I remember when
Johnny Mercer
wrote the hits
and Dinah Shore
sang them true.
Do these names
mean nothing
to you…perhaps
The Beatles are
your cup of tea?
Then think, my friend,
and be not dismayed
for you are nearly
as old as me!
Written July 15, 2021...
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Categories:
mercer, irony, memory, music,
Form:
Free verse