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Savio Mar 2013
In Kansas
the streets and the dog pounds
are always preoccupied
by the rain
and the nights
that seem to cast over
cities
ballroom dance floors
rail road tracks with deer skulls
backyards
apartment draft windows
the nights are tired and lonely
Leola climbs a fence
she climbs the side of the world
of the moon
the voice of god
the chimney puffing old man cigar
and she looks out
over the city
far far away
as if she were a wife
of a sailor
casting her lonely brown eyes out over the sea's tongue
and she sees a tiny boat
tipping side to side
there is a light mist
of either tears or winters fog
Ah,
but the city is far
and her fine leather shoes are
on her feet
Leola is tall
and her eyes are lit by something
something bright and full of sorrow and hope
the roof tops and highways
she wishes for
smoking a leather colored cigarette
and the country side sings
a little river stream
running down by the trees
Leola Leola Leola
we all wait for you
I'm still in my blue Volvo
stereo performing infinity static hum
I fall asleep
Leola
to the dreams
you have
over
roof tops
and chimneys
sea beds
and
a sailors love
lost out at sea
and winter  to harsh
to your lips
and your tears
that he can no longer see
are more vibrant
late at night
in the churches front porch
but the door is locked
and a red truck
disappears down the road like the word I love you
lost
on the tip of the drunken tongue.
preservationman Aug 2017
I had famous legacies from education and experience which some these achievers can be found in history books
But let’s take a closer look
For starters, it was my time attending CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE, my library Supervisor was Leola Maddox, Wife of Alton Maddox, the famous Lawyer in the Tawana Brawley Case in 1987
Also at CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE, I had the honor and pleasure to have Professor Dr. Betty Shabazz, Widow of Malcolm X and she taught a Health and Wellness class
But I had Dr. Shabazz in the fall term that went fast
Now at the Greyhound Corporation, I had 3 Mentors, but one that was significant and his name was Joe Black, Vice President, but who also was the pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and who played with Jackie Robinson
I still have the books that Mr. Black gave me in Achieving Worth Receiving
Now back to CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE, June 8, 2017 of the 46th COMMENCEMENT, I had the opportunity to see Medgar Evers Widow, Dr. Myrlie Evers, Daughter and Grandson. I witnessed former Secretary Of State, Hillary Clinton being the keynote speaker
Ken Webb, Formerly of KISS-FM Radio Host lectured at CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE as a Professor along with my Professor Dr. Mary Umolu in Radio Station Operations Production Programming
We move from the College to the Old New York Coliseum that was in Columbus Circle in New York City, and it was the New York Auto Show and this is where I met Jesse Owens, won numerous gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. We talked briefly one on one
At Rockefeller Center, I bumped into Mr. David Rockefeller and we talked for 10 minutes one on one
I also met Ted Turner at CNN CENTER, Atlanta, and he gave us a talk in my tour group
I also shook hands with Cardinal Terrence Cooke on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral as they were celebrating the Church’s Centennial
Met Movie Star David Hasselhoff of the Knight-Rider TV Series Fame as we talked directly at Universal Studios, Hollywood, California and also had conversation with KIT, the knight-Rider Car
Miracle on 34th Street I actually lived during the R.H. Macy & Co., Inc. and Gimbels era, but also extends into the TITANIC
I spoke to Arnold Schwarzzenger during his Bodybuilding Competing Days and Superstar Billy Graham of Wrestling
Dr. Hazel Duke of the NAACP New York Chapter preached at my Church
Eubie Blake, Famous Jazz Pianist/Composer is my Great Uncle and who is also in the Smithsonian ***** Museum in Washington, DC
There are a host more, but I leave it right there
Each star personality with qualities beyond compare
Reflection fitting any occasion
History being part of me
I shared because I wanted all to see.
Gentleman Jim
Jim Carrey
Cary Grant
Grant Tinker
Tinker Bell
Bell South
South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
University of Washington
Washington Irving
Irving Berlin
Berlin Wall
Wall Street
street smart
smart phone
phone home
home boy
Boy George
George Martin
Martin Luther King
King Richard
Richard Henry Lee
Lee Meriwether
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis Black
black board
board walk
walk and chew gum at the same time
time zone
Zone 7
7-Up
Up in Smoke
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Eyes of Laura Mars
Mars Attacks
attacks of opportunity
Opportunity Knocks
knocks-box
box elder
elder care
care home
Home Alone 3
Three Came Home
Home Alone
Alone in the Dark
dark energy
Energy Impact Illinois
Illinois Secretary of State
State of the Union
Union Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Ocean Futures Society
Society for Neuroscience
Neuroscience Department
Department of Transportation
Transportation Science
Science Daily
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph Brewery
Brewery Gulch Inn
Inn At Leola Village
Village Inn
Inn At Key West
West Virginia
Virginia Hunter
Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson submachine gun
gun control
Control Group
group in the periodic table
Table on Ten
Ten Little *******
******* in the Woodpile
Woodpile Report
Gentleman Jim
Jim Carrey
Cary Grant
Grant Tinker
Tinker Bell
Bell South
South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
University of Washington
Washington Irving
Irving Berlin
Berlin Wall
Wall Street
street smart
smart phone
phone home
home boy
Boy George
George Martin
Martin Luther King
King Richard
Richard Henry Lee
Lee Meriwether
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis Black
black board
board walk
walk and chew gum at the same time
time zone
Zone 7
7-Up
Up in Smoke
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Eyes of Laura Mars
Mars Attacks
attacks of opportunity
Opportunity Knocks
knocks-box
box elder
elder care
care home
Home Alone 3
Three Came Home
Home Alone
Alone in the Dark
dark energy
Energy Impact Illinois
Illinois Secretary of State
State of the Union
Union Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Ocean Futures Society
Society for Neuroscience
Neuroscience Department
Department of Transportation
Transportation Science
Science Daily
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph Brewery
Brewery Gulch Inn
Inn At Leola Village
Village Inn
Inn At Key West
West Virginia
Virginia Hunter
Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson submachine gun
gun control
Control Group
group in the periodic table
Table on Ten
Ten Little *******
******* in the Woodpile
Woodpile Report

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