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Suffragettes Poems

Time to cast your vote!

...Remember, Thursday, the 2nd of May,
Local, and Mayoral, elections again,
time to cast your vote, time to have your say,
from 7 am, until 10 pm.

Though you may well opt, for a postal vote,
it’s...

Categories: suffragettes, political,
Form: Sonnet

To All the Women Who Came Before

...Dignity, purity, hope,
Entwined in a delicate rose.
These are the colours which hold
The futures of all women to come.

Run, run, run,
To the Free Trade Hall we run,
Eyes bright, souls lifted,...

Categories: suffragettes, for her, history, political,
Form: Free verse

We Are Canadian: As One We Stand

...We came from the beginning, shrouded mists of time and space,
And in this vast and northern clime each found our sacred place.
We were our country’s pioneers, the people of the land,
We lit the fl...

Categories: suffragettes, adventure, endurance, history, patriotic,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

All Day Tomorrow

.... for public domain

All Day Tomorrow

( a cast of characters in song )

Homeless Jo and Jane:

We've got all day tomorrow,
to wait by the New Jersey shore,
to beg for a nickel
'cause we'r...

Categories: suffragettes, humorous,
Form: Limerick

They Fought For You, Have You Forgot

...Shall I vote or not?
She died for you, have you forgot
Who fought for you so you can say
Shall I vote or not today?

Shall I vote or not?
She fought for you to have the choice
To use your vote...

Categories: suffragettes, england, hero, history, political,
Form: Rhyme

Half of Congress

...Half of Congress stood and clapped;
The other half stayed seated.
Was that mentioned later on
When POTUS likely Tweeted?

He had to see a sea of white
For, like the Suffragettes,
The women in ...

Categories: suffragettes, usa,
Form: Rhyme

London

...London

The tour of London begins
 In the streets of my mind,
  Through past and present
   Intrinsically entwined,
    Through people and places
     It's heart we will find,
      Through f...

Categories: suffragettes, london,
Form: Rhyme

Villanelle: the Only Game Solution To the Human Condition

...Villanelle: The only game solution to the human condition

The only game solution to the human condition
“Don’t nobody move a muscle” and hold your breath
Stop having sex with the opposite sex...

Categories: suffragettes, satire,
Form: Villanelle

Cyber Shag

...CYBER SHAG
             (A silly poem)

It's good to cyber shag, talk message or chat 
It's ok to flirt, it's harmless to act at times like a ****
It's good to be cool, to joke it's so nice to be hea...

Categories: suffragettes, fun, happiness,
Form: ABC

Nights Out

...Disco dreams and disco balls 
Big city,bright lights 
Pub crawls and bar fights. 
Mini frocks and hair dyes 
Made up faces 
Mascara filled eyes. 
Vodka martinis and champagne 
Bus trips and bl...

Categories: suffragettes, nostalgianight, night,
Form: Rhyme

All About Rights

...I was staggered with an item
On the news last night
About illegal downloads
And breach of copyright
One proposal is to block offender’s broadband
Which I thought was alright
But apparently this...

Categories: suffragettes, life, political
Form: I do not know?

Almost Dead

...And so it came to pass
as I raised a bourbon glass
and tossed a bolt of fire down my throat;
the ash from cigarettes
glowed as dying suffragettes,
chained to wrists of every weeping, wailing gho...

Categories: suffragettes, art, death, life, loss,
Form: Verse

Who Will Sing Their Praises [cont'D 1]

...Too, the wives of shearers, drovers and the teamsters of the day 
fought the months of isolation while their husbands were away. 
Still they kept the home-fires burning and would do the many chores...

Categories: suffragettes, history, on work and
Form: Rhyme