Grams, She said
don't give me thm dead flowers
plae em by the tree~
Dun giv me no live flowers
Fer they will wilt wit me
Dun giv me naw dead flowers
I wan sumthin alive
Give me sumthin that movin like a sports car
LOL
Categories:
thm, adventure, analogy, car, flower,
Form: Free verse
Ya Need to Treat Me Better I'm Old But Not Dead Yet---
I don't need your pity;
I ate no OLD bitty;
Don't serve me no soup or smashed peas
I got this, child keep me a steak, these are my real teeth;
Turn down that T V, what's ya so close to for STOP yelling I CAN hear?
If ya ain't careful I'll slap yo face;
This stuff ya listen to today a disgrace
Give me Ella, Satchmo, or Della
And boy wha' your wearN pull thm pants up
I don't wanna see yo underwear
And girl when ya gonna comb that hair
Must be somethin bout bein old
Cause I look round me
THIS is all I'm told
This ole young world best go back and do what the good book said
Yes! I'M OLD CHILD BUT I'M NOT DEAD
Now git here at this table and pass me my toast and jam
Categories:
thm, age, america, analogy, anxiety,
Form: Dramatic Verse
JESUS JUZ WANNA DANCE
Been walkin thm field fo so long Lord
Jesus, I wanna dance
Got blisters on my toes and heels
Shoes dun torn worn down ta mi arch, Lord
And I’m walkin
And I’m talkn, bout
Been runnin from the slave maser
Fer two days now, Lord
Jesus I juZ wanna dance
Got me a right on the unta groun railroad
So I got away, yet still I pray
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I be free ooh, ooh wee
So now I qit a chance
This is y na I wanna dance
Been walkin thm field fo so long Lord
Jesus, I wanna dance
Got blisters on my toes and heels
Shoes dun torn worn down ta mi arch, Lord
And I’m walkin
And I’m talkn, bout
I B free now, Hallelujah
Lord, how I thank ya
I B free now and God I thank you
I B free now Hallelujah, and God Lord Jesus I just wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
I B free now Lord I juZ wanna dance
Hallelujah
9/11/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2018
From anthology “Old Time ***** Spirituals”
Categories:
thm, appreciation, blessing, dance,
Form: Lyric
You hav scarred me but whr nobdy wil eva see.
the cut runs deep bt it your words nt a knfe tht run through me.
time heals all wounds or so thy say.
I find it js buries thm where thy once lay.
than someone comes along that brings th smile back to your face
That scar gone vanishd without a trace.
love i thought i might not feel again
now plays it part in my life again
Categories:
thm, inspirational love,
Form: ABC
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-ta- tum tum/
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-t-la ta-ta-la ta-ta-la/
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-ta tum tum/
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-la ta-ta-la ta-ta-la/
Like / you are wearing fruited oil cloth/
Peaches apples pears and nuts /
And your unders loving rub /
They meet and dance exotically/
In electric rhy-thm
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-ta tum/
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-la ta-ta-la ta-ta-la/
Like / your feet become enchanted /
They move to pulse a dum ta-ta dum
A charismativ pulse dum ta dum
Intoxicating puilse ta-ta dum
Insistent driving pulse ta-ta dum/
Ta-ta dum! ta-ta dum in the fee-fee-fever of the dance
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-ta tum
Ta-ta-ta tum! ta-ta-la ta-ta-la-ta-ta-la
Categories:
thm, fantasy, imagination, music
Form: Free verse