Hard Work

This is the ballad of the black slave,

Who has been beaten and disgraced,

Who has been called nigger and treated as a thing,

Who has received no pay.

This is the ballad of the black slave,

Who prays for freedom every night,

For what he thinks is right.

Now this is the ballad of the freed slave,

who has seen much bloodshed

Who has fought for equal rights,

And who has one his freedom.

I am American

I am american

There is meaning in evry word.

I am full of inspiration

When you need me,

Just listen

And feel the spirit contain.

I may sooth you and comfort you

Or I may make you angry and enrage you.

No matter what happens , hold me tight

And drift into my culture of cultures

Abraham's Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

no verbs

With malice towards none, with Charity for all, with firmness in the right as god gives us to see the right, let us on to the work we are in, to up the nations wounds, to for him who shall have the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to all which may and a just and lasting peace among ourselves and all nations.

My Earaser poem is martin luther king's "I Have a Dream" speach and i dont think i could re type the whole section i used. so my student choice poem was lincolns second inagural address, so i hope its okay if i use that earaser poem instead of my MLK no adjectives poem

The Politician

Feet stuck in the the muddy waters of society

Head still high

Throat chocked with the droning choruses of life

Voice still firm

Arms twisted, bend and broken

Determination still unmatched

Betrayed again again by destiny

Faith still unquestioned.

Mocked and criticized by sinners

Ambition still intact

So is the life of a politician

God's Hand

Death is not as as bad for those who leave

as it is for those who must stay and grieve.

When you are gone, remember this

You are the one entering bliss.

When God takes your hand

To leave this land

Your body becomes a grain of sand.

So as you grieve for he who's gone

Lie on the sand and sing him a song.

Spoiled

God's plan made a hopeful beginning

But man spoiled his chances by sinning

We hope that the story

Will end in great glory

But for now, the other side's wining