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Six Poems a snap a the fingers in the face of time brought the clocks to a halt brought the hour t its end brought the the village bells toll the an the flags at half mast they're a wavin Of his personal life I proclaim to know nothin an unconscious comparison will sleep in my mind between the followin ones an their daughters and sons with politics havin nothin t do with it an unconscious comparison now sleeps in my mind ___________ please if your not sure pray not for death on what you hear .ti +3 skills are cheap an men are mortal an the hills're steep for men are mortal an skills are cheap you curse fast when the odds are good an run your tongue as a dagger blade into the soul that needs no wound rap rap rap upon my door ___________ I skipped a rock across a pond an watched the water ripple once an the stone sank fast ... much too fast for such an arm as strong as mine ___________ no reach in sight mama. there is no reach. yes, the long arm prances high mighty an even darin but according t the wind today there are no pockets waitin an the breeze has even built it's wall down with tryin. down with tryin ... so hard up with forgetness ... an unknown regrettin forgiveness. not forgettin an then will the same sun rise tomorrow? I pray your fingers'll stay deep in step all but when nite's cradle passes leavin all bird's songs undone: please do not crucify the dawn by grabbin for it ... uh uh an it is only me that tells only you for the swingin of your arms is all that I need t see if you could only believe that .... ___________ LeRoy was the kind a boy that listened t his ma's advice when she said "LeRoy stand up tall in front of who you're standin to an you shall never be in chains for they'll not try not even once for they'll know of you there is no hope t swing around your neck a rope" an LeRoy did what his mother told he stood up tall so tall an bold In a room of peers he couldn't allow t chain his neck tho he couldn't see how they could do it anyway he stood up so tall that the roof gave way an he stuck his head out in the day leavin his peers down there below an he heard the doors slam in the house an he saw the cars drive away ___________ On the street a the city I happened t be walkin When I spied a crowd watchin a political rally I immediately started in it's noisy direction An soon was surrounded by many a person Who I guess were there for the same curious reasons I made my way forward as the banners was wavin Til I stood directly in front a the platform As the people was shovin an the flags was a flyin An as the crowd grew larger the band played louder An I was bumped an thumped an pushed an grabbed I waited for the speech by the good politician Who'se name was plastered on the papers an posters But nobody spoke and no speech was given Just the trumpets an drums on a tuxedo suit singer Who sang the same song over an over An finally after forty five minutes The air was gettin thinner an thinner An I pushed my way out t the sound a the singer An the song he was singin was "Lady Be Good" An the hour was high sundown An the day was low Sunday -------------------------------
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