Luke Easter Poems

35 years in jail for a crime he did not commit?
Or was Leonard Peltier guilty and justly sent?
Two stories so naturally there are equal sides,
Another incident where the government hides?
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I was stunned to be online to see American Idol and not Lena Horne,
In highlighted captions as she was a star before these punks were born.
In the early part of her career she always came through the back door,
Singing in WWII, Black soldiers sat behind German prisoners of war.
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Many people are involved in a so-called monetary unjust,
With a hoop and a holler, turning a minor into a major fuss,
So, the newest one dollar coin is missing, “In God We Trust, ”
They’re calling the absent phrase a religious and political bust.
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Melodious is the soulful voice of our choir Brother Darly Wright,
Bringing a Kool-Aid smile to Deanna who is 6 and all little tikes,
At that age one would think a few more years she’d have to wait,
Yeah, however, not the way Mr. Ronn Flood operates on the 88’s.
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The road seems impassible and surely hope is gone,
Everyone else is finished; it’s a struggle to be strong,
Why does it have to be this difficult you might say?
Well, allow me to introduce my friend, Hupomone.
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My oh my, is it already that time?
Books, pencils, erasers, the lunch line,
Teachers, students, Cleveland Schools,
Let us not forget, “The Golden Rule.”
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I’ve got a river; it’s filled with love,
I’ve got a river, and all because,
I’m fishing in a river, by His Stripes,
I’ve got a river, of abundant life.
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Your mind must work like radar to swiftly detect,
The parrot syndrome and the deadly banana effect,
Repeating the negative nullifies words that are real,
Manufacturing a covering soon impossible to peel.
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As the eagle soars far above in the sky,
You look and declare, “soon, so will I, ”
With passion rising high from the spirit,
A longing desire faithfully to be near it.
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The poem “Where Is The Courtesy? ” struck a nerve,
Probably because I threw a fastball instead of a curve,
Well, seeing as how may people agree it is truly wrong,
Then tell me just why in the heck is it taking this long?
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