THE OUTLAW POET

OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.



JAZZ INTRO

Early sixties sounds
Like what you suppose to say
When you got adversity
Mercy mercy mercy
Cannonball Adderley
And his quintet
Got me started on jazz
Then
Miles Davis
And his quintet
With John Coltrane
Blew the hell outta
All blues
Reeling my emotions in deeper
Where Charles Lloyd
And his quintet
Playing forest flower
Sunrise sunset
Finished the job
The hooks
Still inside me today

THE OUTLAW POET

OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.

SNUG LOVE

Your kept me warm

In the evening round sundown

Is this love for sale?

POET PROFILE

CLAUDE MCKAY (1890-1948) was a Jamaican poet and writer. He was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He published four volumes of poetry: Songs of Jamaica (1912), Constab Ballads (1912), Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems (1920), and Harlem Shadows (1922).

POET PROFILE

GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON (1866-1966)- was a poet,lyricist, and short story writer. A member of the Harlem Renaissance, she was one of the earliest Black female playwrights. She published four volumes of poetry: The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (1918), Bronze: A Book of Poems (1922), An Autumn Love Cycle (1928), and Share My World (1962)

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.


ATTITUDE


Jazz tunes playing soft
Setting up the mood for love
Life's real ecstasy
Expressing a state of mind
Predisposed to acting out

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW- A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.




RARE EARTH



What if the sun dies and
The planets are chaotic
In their orbital flights
Would that be life's demise
The end of all beginnings?
And what of the earth?

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.



DREAM SO REAL



Been dreaming since a teen
Been viewing this scene
Where you my Royal Queen
We had a family with
A castle full of  love
And more love
This dream I feel
This dream so real

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules




FOR ARETHA


All hail to the Queen
Giving us something we could
Feel deep down in our soul
The Queen has left us
And has stilled our hearts
Forever more
All hail to the Queen
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Just a little bit

THE OUTLAW POET

***Outlaw - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.






WATERMELON TALK


I don't like it when they
Too yellow on the bottom
Me either
Watermelon gotta be green
Now if you know about
Thumpin
Then you know about
Ripeness
Those are southern ways
I would say so
You not from around here then
I'm from deep down south
Mississippi
Me
I'm from South Carolina
That's how we did it on  the farm
Us too
But we not there now
Watermelon still gotta be green
You better pick another one
Yeah gotta be ripe

poetry CHALLENGE #79

DO YOU HAVE A TATTOO?

WRITE A POEM THAT DESCRIBES THIS TATTOO,WHY YOU GOT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND WHAT IT SYMBOLIZES TO YOU.

poetry CHALLENGE #78

HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING TO PUT A PET DOWN?

WRITE A POEM TO EXPRESS YOUR EMOTIONS.

THE OUTLAW POET

***Outlaw - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.






me oh my why



Memories got in
My way overwhelmed
Me on father's day
My my my
Miss
My mother who was
My father too
Miss my little sister who was
My brother too
Me oh my why
Miss
My unborn babies that never saw
My face
Miss
My grandfather that never saw
My face either or I his
Me oh my why
My My My
Memories just got in

My way on this father's day

poetry CHALLENGE #77

WRITE A POEM TO DESCRIBE YOUR PHOBIAS. WHEN AND HOW DID YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE THEM?

poetry CHALLENGE #76

WE WERE ALL BORN TO SHINE IN ONE SPECIAL WAY.

WRITE A POEM TO DESCRIBE WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY STAND OUT...

poetry CHALLENGE #75

WRITE A POEM TO DESCRIBE A TIME FOR YOU WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

poetry CHALLENGE #74

YOU ARE THE WIND'S INTERPRETER. WRITE A POEM WHICH TELLS WHAT THE WIND IS SAYING TONIGHT.

poetry CHALLENGE #73

WRITE A POEM IN THE FORM OF A DIARY ENTRY, DATED 10 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

poetry CHALLENGE #72

WRITE A POEM ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY DAY...

poetry CHALLENGE #71

WRITE A POEM TO COMPLETE THIS THOUGHT:  "I WISH I HAD PAID MORE ATTENTION WHEN..."

poetry CHALLENGE #70

WRITE A POEM WHICH IS A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CHILD YOU ONCE WERE ON HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIFE.