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Alabama A&M (Alma Mater – College Poetry)

*Alabama A&M* Why do they do it? Where do they find the passion? Where does it come from? Why do the Bulldogs at Louis Crews put in the time, and those in Elmore put in the grind? They’re not in

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*Alabama A&M*

*From Alma Mater Vol 4: The South* *Alabama A&M*  Why do they do it?  Where do they find the passion? Where does it come from?  Why do the Bulldogs at Louis Crews put in the time, and those in Elmore put

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Scrapbook

From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy *Scrapbook*  Precious carats of time cannot be restored—  Not even by  Chips off the Block.  We can only pick up the scraps  and protect this lasting jewel,  Even when the

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The Inspiration

From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy *The Inspiration*  When life hands them lemons,   They make Masterworks.   Days that begin as tomatoes—  They grind into Heinz Field.  You see tomato,  They say tomato—  But they don’t simply say, “tomato,”   but rather,

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Alabama Crimson Tide

From Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South *Alabama Crimson Tide* <Set to the Melody of “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd  <Guitar Intro>  Turn it up…  ….  Warm reels keep on turnin’…  Pull for Crimson; Team, bring it in…  What a catch for Alabama…  Take

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Bug Eyes

“I’m always waiting for you girlI’m always waitingSo maybe I’ll wait, I’ll wait, I’ll waitAnd maybe I’ll wait too longYou were the first but you won’t be the last if I keep traveling onAlways, look forward, and may all your

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How It Was

“Feel the wind, darlingI think your love’s sinking inAnd I could swim now that I love somebody.” – Yoste

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Love in Mine

“When I ramble onAnd I often doRemind meTo travel on to you” – Big Thief

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bloody valentine

“Like hand prints in wet cement,She touched me, it’s permanent” – Machine Gun Kelly

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Alma Mater: A Series for the People

Alma Mater is a series that celebrates the universities of the United States through poetry. Kirkus Reviews has described the series as “A thoroughly unique project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” I see it as a project

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