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panader0

(25,816 posts)

22. One from '68...

Reply to bravenak (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 04:54 PM

Oct 2014

A man came into town today
and he was colored blue
and he was singing nonsense songs
and said that they were true.
The townsmen were so terrified
by his songs and his hue
they hung him in the marketplace
til he was dead and through.
A smile lingered on his face,
he'd proved his songs were true.

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I wrote a poem for America and you all here on DU. [View all] bravenak Oct 2014 OP

Most excellent, bravenak! nt brer cat Oct 2014 #1

Thank you.nt bravenak Oct 2014 #2

EXCeLLeNt ExCeLlEnT! randys1 Oct 2014 #26

Can't sing. bravenak Oct 2014 #27

Cant wait for the Richard Pryor movie...who is playing Paul I wonder randys1 Oct 2014 #28

I wanna see it too. It will be too funny. He can play himself, no one else can. bravenak Oct 2014 #29

Well done! NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #3

No, Thank You!! bravenak Oct 2014 #5

Very cool. Thanks! nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #4

I appreciate it. bravenak Oct 2014 #6

Thank you ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #7

Thank you! bravenak Oct 2014 #8

Shhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #9

Ten trusted DUers only!nt bravenak Oct 2014 #10

Lol~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #13

Perfect. And if I may say so, far more patriotic than a thousand flag wavers. freshwest Oct 2014 #11

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2014 #12

Perfect! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #14

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2014 #15

Very good Kalidurga Oct 2014 #16

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2014 #17

I'd love to see and hear you recite it. MrScorpio Oct 2014 #18

Maybe I'll have to make a record someday. bravenak Oct 2014 #19

That's more than worthy of sharing... proReality Oct 2014 #20

Yes, feel free to share. bravenak Oct 2014 #21

One from '68... panader0 Oct 2014 #22

I like that one. bravenak Oct 2014 #23

I was 17 when I went off to college panader0 Oct 2014 #24

That is a perfect time to learn about people. bravenak Oct 2014 #25

"there is but one – hopemountain Oct 2014 #30

Thank you and you're welcome. bravenak Oct 2014 #33

Powerful work, beautifully written. You are gifted. Please perform and publish this appeal. appalachiablue Oct 2014 #31

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2014 #32

I like it. A little Langston Hughes, a little Ginsberg, maybe. But definitely your own voice too. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #34

That was a wonderful thing to say. bravenak Oct 2014 #35

You should publish that somewhere. Seriously. Your talent is too good to waste. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #36

I like to send them in as I go so that I stop burning them. bravenak Oct 2014 #37

Don't you DARE throw your writings away! ReRe Nov 2014 #41

I know, I'm just cray cray. bravenak Nov 2014 #44

Langston Hughes would be proud DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #38

One of my favorites, he is. bravenak Oct 2014 #39

Than you oldandhappy Nov 2014 #40

Thank you. bravenak Nov 2014 #43

I took a while before checking this out, because I'm generally not a poetry person. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #42

Thank you for checking it out, then! bravenak Nov 2014 #45

last tome heaven05 Nov 2014 #46

Thank you. bravenak Nov 2014 #47

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This message was self-deleted by its author bravenak Nov 2014 #49

Oh no!! bravenak Nov 2014 #50

Whoa that's good ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #51

Thank you! bravenak Nov 2014 #52