To write the real, you have to show all the rawness, which has its harsh beauty and this is my platform to do just that. Not shying away from any subject matter or theme. Blog entries, Poetry (Free verse, Haiku, Narrative poetry), Black History,Photography, and a full course of wisdom quotes. Peace, TheRhymeRula
Issac Murphy was born on April 16, 1861, as Isaac Burns on a farm near Frankfort, Kentucky to parents James Burn and a mother whose name is unknown. Murphy was a decorated jockey and was honored as the first American jockey elected to Racing’s Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is one […]
Read More Breaking all records : “The Story of Racehorse Jockey Isaac Burns“When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know. The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you don’t want to know, what you don’t want to find out. But something forces you to anyway.” -James Baldwin’s 1984 interview with Paris Review Words reveal a path to follow Exploring […]
Read More Write to Find outThe scorching morning sun beats down on me As I’m forced to toil away cobalt Its dust coats my lungs and impairs my vision And even if my sight isn’t 20/20 I can still see what I’m doing isn’t right For my growth I’m merely a young boy Yet, the rest of the world depends on […]
Read More The Unseen Tears of a Young Cobalt MinerOnce more upon a midnight dreary I feel as if my thoughts are dormant The cold empty symptom of lost wisdom Wandering through the deep darkness I look up at the sky Stars stab each other to make room In a crowded night sky, disconnecting the big dipper Contemplating as I walk, aware but jaded […]
Read More capture the nightThough they may seem innocuous, micro-stresses can amount to a lot of strain The next volume of your life titled, Vitality The mounting pressure builds, with no way to stop Til it bursts forth like a torrent, our souls on the drop It creeps in slowly, yet quickly takes hold Sending us to dark places […]
Read More Tackling Micro Stresses: How to Bounce Back From Life’s Little ChallengesLost and found, I hope you can resonate with this one Bewildered but don’t fret Backtrack to the begin Lost and gone, a worrisome dread An act of kindness, a courteous deed, Can bring back lost things with speed Returning lost things, respite, but next time pay attention Generous souls disregard the rapacious Starting over […]
Read More Lost thingsThere once was a man with a plight, He couldn’t get through his day quite right He did his business at home never in public He was in such a bind His stomach was twisted and twined, So he shut his eyes, and took something to flush it out with all his might Everything went […]
Read More WTF is that?!Aboard the Amistad, Survival to the grave, Won’t succumb to being a slave Abducted from Sierra Leone the ship made its way to Havana and then to New Haven The captives faced a nightmare Seeking freedom, justice, and a return home The US courts heard their plea, Ruling in the captives’ favor, setting them free, […]
Read More On the Amistad : The Story of La Amistad (Black History 365)I can’t start Words elude me There’s no way to be thoughtful with an empty brain We all know the dead leave their feelings behind I know it’s rough Facing a foggy path but I keep going Confrontations with the unknown No time to phone home It’s time to face the challenge alone Profiles replete […]
Read More Starting PointUnanswered questions still remain, But look ahead with hopeful eyes. Rejection felt but not in vain.
Read More The Remains
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