Charmaine Forde Poems

Oh how I dream of My Barbados, little island in the sun,
And the beautiful sights of Crop Over, when everyone is having fun
Oh how I miss the taste of cuckoo and flying Fish,
My Island's National Dish-
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Oh silly tree! ! !
Why did you tell
my secrets
to the wind?
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Who is this Rih
Making History?
Fans of Robyn Rihanna,
I know you will agree
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"One day I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change—not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the world."
—Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer was born on October 6,1917,
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One by one
They're disappearing,
No more dancing
On the ground
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Do not rejoice
at another one's pain,
Cause that thing called Karma
could make you shame
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Barbadians should be proud of Rih
Thanks to Evan Rogers and Jay-Z,
At only twenty eight,
Rih's at the top of her game,
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I miss being in Barbados in December,
That is a time I always remember.
The smell of varnish on the wooden floors
and the smell of paint on the wooden doors.
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Dear Rappers,

I want my nieces and nephews to learn more about African American History via your music.
Most of the younger generation can recite every line from every rap song by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye, Drake, Snoop, Nas.
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President Obama is the Bomb; I've never met him before,
But he and The First Lady, has opened many doors,
I can tell by his charm, that he has some laughter,
And I can't tell between him, and the First Lady, who is smarter?
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