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Purchase a PDF copy of "The Wall Street's Human Microphone Waves" Poetry and Song Lyrics Book for $5.00 now ================= Here is a sample of this poetry book: This poem was written by the author of "...Soaring on Wings Like Eagles..," "Freedom Rides to sweet Magnolia..," A Dream Deferred Debt is slavery! Its yoke the 99% is ready to break once for all People not Profits! Down with

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Freedom Rides to Sweet Magnolia: Eyes on the Prize - Why I Got on The Bus A Booklet of Poetry on the Men, Women, -Black as Well as White, Young as Well as Old- Who Boarded Buses To Protest and End Discriminatory Practices in the U.S.A. Purchase it now at Smashwords with this coupon: WS42T Purchase your copy of "Freedom Rides to Sweet Magnolia: Eyes on the Prize - Why I Got on the Bus" from

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You have been reading the poems on this site. Now you can buy new and old poems by the same author at smashwords.comEnjoy this new book, "Witnessing Rosa Parks on the Bus" now

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Let's clear it up first, "May The Force Be With You" is from Star Wars.The pastor of a "The Potter's House" in Dallas, mixed up "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" while making a point during the service at St. John's Church across from the White House. He said his 14-year-old son Dexter would reference "Star Trek" instead of scripture by saying 'May the force be with you' which actually is from "Star

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Ella Mae Johnson and Rosa Parks's SpiritThough old and frail, she stood up and made her last march on WashingtonElla Mae Johnson was not afraid of the cold winter dayHer sight was on the White House, soon to be occupied by the First CoupleShe wanted to witness history one more timeElla witnessed men and women who stood up to fight for others' rightsToo happy and too proud to feel the cold this

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Excerpts from former Inauguration Day poemsThe Gift Outright, for John F. Kennedy, 1961, by Robert FrostThe land was ours before we were the land's.She was our land more than a hundred yearsBefore we were her people. She was oursIn Massachusetts, in Virginia,But we were England's, still colonials...(NB from the poem Frost recited from memory, not the one he had written for the occasion)On the

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God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, thou, who has brought us thus far along the way, thou, who has by thy might led us into the light, keep us forever in the path we pray, lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee, lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee.Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand true to thee, oh God, and true to

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Derek Walcott Out of the turmoil emerges one emblem, an engraving — a young Negro at dawn in straw hat and overalls, an emblem of impossible prophecy, a crowd dividing like the furrow which a mule has ploughed, parting for their president: a field of snow-flecked cotton forty acres wide, of crows with predictable omens that the young ploughman ignores for his unforgotten cotton-haired ancestors,

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Praise song for the day.Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catchingeach others' eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us isnoise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one ofour ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning ahole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need ofrepair.Someone is trying to make

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Poetry finds its voice in this Yale University Professor who has been honored by President Barack Obama. She has been a good servant of the craft for many years. she has been commissioned to write and deliver a poem during the inauguration.There is no doubt that her books are going to be purchased like hot potatoes on various web sites and in bookstores. After reaching millions on January 20,

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Inauguration Day ScheduleEvents for Obama's Inaugural on Jan. 209 a.m.: Morning Worship Service10 a.m.: Procession to the Capitol11:15 a.m.: Vice President's Swearing-In Ceremony11:30 am: President's Swearing-In Ceremony,Noon: Obama's Inaugural Address1 p.m.: Departure of the Outgoing President1:30 p.m.: Inaugural Luncheon2:30 p.m.: Inaugural Parade7:30 p.m.: Inaugural Balls—All times EST and

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Strong Men Who Cry Over the InaugurationColin Powell criesRick Warren CriesT.D. Jakes criesSidney Poitier criesCivil Rights Leaders CryOver the inauguration of Barack ObamaAs the 44th President of the United States of AmericaHip Hop artists cryMusicians and actors CryMothers and parents cryChildren cry over this moment in history

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Ode to Elizabeth Alexander, (jjc-2008)Inaugural Poet, Barack Obama 2008First things first, congratulations on your selection!You deserve this great honor. Your body of works is your proofYou are ready for the task. All you have to do is to get it doneAre you scared? How are you generating these great ideas for the occasion?You may not need my advice now. It would send you all the way up to

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What a great honor for this professor to be selected to read her own composition on January 20, 2009! Her dream will finally come true. Elizabeth Alexander, professor of African-American studies at Yale University, was chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to compose and read a poem for his inauguration on Jan. 20."I'm completely thrilled and deeply, deeply honored," Alexander said

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Mr. Barack Obama's selection of a poet such as Elizabeth Alexander for his inauguration shows that the arts will be important to his administration. At least, for a day, poetry will be on everybody's mind. January 20 will reveal the poem that Ms. Elizabeth has been working to celebrate the occasion. This occasional poem should also appeal to the future, said the bard of the south Side. Who is

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Let his sould rest in peace! Here are some of his books:"His books were published almost exclusively by Atheneum. Among his 14 volumes of poetry are “Simeon” (1964), “A Joyful Noise” (1966), “The Garbage Wars” (1970) and “What Manner of Beast” (1981). In 2003, Mid-List Press published Mr. Finkel’s collection “Not So the Chairs: Selected and New Poems.”The title poem of “Not So the Chairs” opens

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The Rise to The TopUnderdogs to Wonderdogs PoemOdes to the WonderdogsThe baseball season started just like any other seasonWith young guys too eager to play the game, Please their parents, friends, and coachesThrough hard work and determination, an unlikely group of playersEnded up making a team. Their strengths overcame their weaknessesYet, the struggles to be the World Series Champions

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The Audacity of Hope Obama Poetry of Change: Yes, We Can(jc)Oh death, where is your power?Oh discrimination, prejudice, Jim Crow LawsWhere is your shame-causing sting?Oh police dog bites and state-sanctioned brutality,Where is your staying authority and durability?Oh pessimism, where is your monstrous attraction?Oh racism and exploitation, where is your defeating purpose?Oh haydees, where is

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Rosa parks satSo Martin Luther King Could stand and walkMartin Luther King WalkedSo Obama could runObama ran so we can call hope and flyAnd Obama hopes so he can reshape America's international imageSo we all can work together to rebuild our economy, neighborhoods and schoolsSo we can live together in harmony despite all our problems

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The stranger turns out to be a business consultant. He will appear on Oprah Winfrey show. One of the richest women of the world needed a shoulder to cry on.Get more Oprah news at http://oprahbookclubfan.blogspot.com

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