Ima Ryma Poems

Going to Mars has long been mused.
Humans have always had the itch
To explore, and some be enthused
To make a hike to Mars and hitch,
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In Chicago, I am O'Hare,
The international airport.
I am reached by the world by air.
Biggest, busiest - brags I court.
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An acorn woodpecker I be,
A liking acorns - can you guess?
I'm near the acorns near the tree.
I grab onto each acorn - yes!
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I am Mitochondrial Eve,
The most recent woman from whom
All living humans did conceive
And tied as coming from my womb.
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'Bill, will the scandal never stop? '
'National Portrait Gallery -'
'You're painted where your pants don't drop, '
'But there's a shadow all can see.'
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The Kingdom of Freedom be where
Freedom gives opportunity.
King Freedom is the ruler there.
King's only rule is to live free.
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A Canada lynx, I come new,
A feline ambassador that,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
Can connect from my habitat.
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Jesse Owens, a 'Bama boy,
Born in Oakville, nineteen thirteen.
Running did become his main joy,
A star in the local track scene.
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I knew my wife was crazy so
I took her to a mental ward.
The docs came and I let them know
My wife, she needed help, oh lord!
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I watch the clouds go drifting by,
Illuminated from the moon,
Making for an artistic sky,
A canvas on which nature's strewn
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