Poetry Form: English Madrigal
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Hello everyone! I am excited to share this new poetry form. The English
Madrigal is one of many varieties of …
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Jerry W. Ward, Amiri Baraka, Black poetry studies
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Amiri Baraka and Jerry W. Ward, Jr. September 2004, Furious Flower
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hold me to this
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becoming softer after every compromise
brittled and self-destructive, we were charring
into sharper malicious states of being
compressing ourselves into mo...
Life happens...
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My baby boy is 12...
My baby girl almost 1...
Life happened so i did not post anything in forever.
Well Same moonlight for our Dreams is coming back.
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THE JEM MOVIE'S SHANA AND COLORISM
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from a decidedly brown-skinned black girl with a big bouncy purple fro to a
beige biracial "safely black" girl with straight hair
This strikes close to hom...
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Hey there, fighter
it will get brighter.
Take a breath, a little deeper
and bring your faith a little higher.
Remember, you are a leader
not a follower..
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Inhale the yawning frost
let it gather and collect
beside your sleepy heart
drowsy from neglect.
Rest your ghostly frame,
hush her muddled drawl.
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This is beautiful and romantic. I always love the backdrops you pick to display each poem. They are always so perfect. My favorite line was "she sits 3 heartbeats away but it may as well be 3 billion miles." It's so true......
Fascinating trip to your Heartlaxy!
ReplyDelete3 heart beats away...3B miles...Love it! :)
I like this! It makes me feel sorry for you, I do hope she enters your orbit soon!
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Wow - this is some chick! Three heart beats away is very cool.
ReplyDeleteWow, dasuntoucha, that is really nice.
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery.
Pamela
I hope she enters your orbit soon enough.. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have woven this one with clever wits- good one actually!
Sending you wishes
xoxox
http://oliviasmindlymatters.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/virtuality/
This is beautiful and romantic. I always love the backdrops you pick to display each poem. They are always so perfect. My favorite line was "she sits 3 heartbeats away but it may as well be 3 billion miles." It's so true......
ReplyDeletewhat a surprise to see you in...
ReplyDeletewow.
the art is perfect in everything...
what a treat.
A++
feel free to link this to Thursday Poets Rally As well.
Cheers.
A++
lovely delivery of your subject.
ReplyDelete2nd time a read!!
ReplyDeleteStill very wonderful.. did she get positioned around you yet?
haha
wow.
ReplyDeletelove the image you chose, read as NEW.
Smiles.
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@ Olivia...(^_^)
ReplyDelete@ Jingle...time for some reading :-)
what a sweet and hopeful piece! I sure do hope she strays that way :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the potluck!
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/asmodeus-and-the-rapture/