Joyce Johnson-Merryweather
Joyce Johnson-Merryweather
(Orem, Utah)
Joyce Johnson-Merryweather Poems
1. | Questions For A New Born | 1/2/2003 |
2. | The Ultimate Fan | 11/29/2014 |
3. | Mysteries Of Mother Earth | 1/2/2003 |
4. | Super Bowl Day | 11/29/2014 |
5. | Football | 11/29/2014 |
Best Poem of Joyce Johnson-Merryweather
Football
Just like a football I am and have
been bounced around a bit,
But only by chance of fate, no man
would get away with it.
The football suffers silently
the grabs, the throws, the kicks.
I'm not one to take that from
the country boobs or the city slicks.
I come from a line of strong women
who took on varying roles.
My grandma was a marcher
for equality at the poles.
Grandma raised her family of five
after her young husband died,
by sheer strong will and hard work
with no helpmeet by her side.
My paternal grandma must have ...
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