Muhammad Ali ... Poet
To say I will miss him is an understatement ...
I went to jujitsu class today and forced my sparring partner into submission three straight times, twice so fast our coach didn't see the wrist locks I'd apply ...
Then it was on to a rehersal for a poetry showcase I'm a part of ...
Ali was a poet pugilist who molded my mind and body for as long as I can remember ...
This is an early DUP write of mine ... I'll always love the greatest ...
Float
(A true encounter)
He floats within my mind
seeking unbound skies
His swagger stings
my soul daring me forward
for all my worth
I can still remember his greatest poem without pause nor reservation
He stood before a crowd
in protest of the war
Someone yelled,
"Hey champ gives us a poem!"
He stretched out his arms
as if to embrace the throngs
and declared,
"You"
Then, with hands on chest
and head slightly bowed,
delivered the final stanza
"Me"
At 11 years old I was invited to see him train
He passed by me,
stopped and looked within
my shaken doe eyes and asked,
"Are you good in school?"
I barely stumbled, "Yes"
"Are you good to your mom and dad?"
A whisper of yes again
He shook his head in mock
"You're not doing you're job young prince. Don't settle for good, work at great"
He did then with his hands and his voice what I now seek with mine
To challenge one's self
one round at a time
I went to jujitsu class today and forced my sparring partner into submission three straight times, twice so fast our coach didn't see the wrist locks I'd apply ...
Then it was on to a rehersal for a poetry showcase I'm a part of ...
Ali was a poet pugilist who molded my mind and body for as long as I can remember ...
This is an early DUP write of mine ... I'll always love the greatest ...
Float
(A true encounter)
He floats within my mind
seeking unbound skies
His swagger stings
my soul daring me forward
for all my worth
I can still remember his greatest poem without pause nor reservation
He stood before a crowd
in protest of the war
Someone yelled,
"Hey champ gives us a poem!"
He stretched out his arms
as if to embrace the throngs
and declared,
"You"
Then, with hands on chest
and head slightly bowed,
delivered the final stanza
"Me"
At 11 years old I was invited to see him train
He passed by me,
stopped and looked within
my shaken doe eyes and asked,
"Are you good in school?"
I barely stumbled, "Yes"
"Are you good to your mom and dad?"
A whisper of yes again
He shook his head in mock
"You're not doing you're job young prince. Don't settle for good, work at great"
He did then with his hands and his voice what I now seek with mine
To challenge one's self
one round at a time
Thanks so much for this, Lobo, and for not turning Ali's passing or life into a competition. This great man's memory is far above such a thing so soon after our loss. He's given and left us all so much that will reverberate long after generations are yet to be born, and will also pass over. And thank you for sharing your thoughts and your piece.
respectfully,
Jadey
respectfully,
Jadey
The greatest ever bout..
Thrilla in Manilla
In humidity that surely would rival Hades
Two men in their 3 peat
On and on in primal beat
Dance of feet
TKO Clay...Ali hero.....
I cried to hear of his passing
But to witness his humanity and true fight ..
A blessing..
"killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila."
Thrilla in Manilla
In humidity that surely would rival Hades
Two men in their 3 peat
On and on in primal beat
Dance of feet
TKO Clay...Ali hero.....
I cried to hear of his passing
But to witness his humanity and true fight ..
A blessing..
"killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila."
This song was from the movie on his life titled "The Greatest" ... He played himself ...
The song itself helped me as a kid cope with so much madness going on around me ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHIWlKVUF4s
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w
The song itself helped me as a kid cope with so much madness going on around me ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHIWlKVUF4s
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w
You could not have grown up in the seventies - certainly as a black kid -and not looked to him constantly
he was greatness
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7iPACdA1HQ
he was greatness
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7iPACdA1HQ
LobodeSanPedro said:
He did then with his hands and his voice what I now seek with mine
To challenge one's self
one round at a time
Great tribute, great poem, love your words, brother.
I think it takes an incredible person to not only have been a world champion boxer during the 60s and 70s, but to also have been an African-American and an ambasodor for human rights in that era took great courage and heart. This was a man who won an Olympic gold medal for the USA, then went back to his hometown, walked into a diner and was refused service because he was black. It was not an easy time to stand up for human rights, but Ali took a stand for people across the world. He was a hero to many, regardless of their race and colour of their skin.
He did then with his hands and his voice what I now seek with mine
To challenge one's self
one round at a time
Great tribute, great poem, love your words, brother.
I think it takes an incredible person to not only have been a world champion boxer during the 60s and 70s, but to also have been an African-American and an ambasodor for human rights in that era took great courage and heart. This was a man who won an Olympic gold medal for the USA, then went back to his hometown, walked into a diner and was refused service because he was black. It was not an easy time to stand up for human rights, but Ali took a stand for people across the world. He was a hero to many, regardless of their race and colour of their skin.
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali
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"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali
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R.I.P GOAT
Greatest of All Time!
I bought some caterpillars that I'll nurture into butterflies and release in the streets of Harlem, home to so many great poets like Baldwin and Hughes ... but none touched me like Ali did ...
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Greatest of All Time!
I bought some caterpillars that I'll nurture into butterflies and release in the streets of Harlem, home to so many great poets like Baldwin and Hughes ... but none touched me like Ali did ...
http://www.animateit.net/data/media/june2010/cocoon1.gif
