Silence Never Was a Long-Term Option
A political number poem for someone who uses song to follow the family tradition of political activism. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Timeless. By Lauren Duski. Music free to use at YouTube.
Make of Me a Hero
A political name poem for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday comparing his days as an icon to his days as an activist. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Casual Desire. By Ugonna Onyekwe. Music free to use at YouTube.
Movements Are like Waves upon the Shore
A political epitaph for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday comparing political movements to ceaseless waves. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Walking in the Sky. By Nico Staf. Music free to use at YouTube.
What Might Make a Person Want to Lead
A political poem for Presidents Day on the motivations and dangers of pursuing political power. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Wandering Soul. By Asher Fulero. Music free to use at YouTube.
Praised Be Those Who Would Distribute Power
A political poem for Presidents Day about the virtues of the separation of powers. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Wonder. By VYEN. Music free to use at YouTube.
Andrew Was a Soldier of the Faith
A political name poem about someone who was blinded by a political ideology and now regrets it. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Cypher. By Wayne Jones. Music free to use at YouTube.
Fifty-Eight Comes Often to the Table
A political and philosophical number poem about a political activist who delights in life. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Wander. By Emmit Fenn. Music free to use at YouTube.
Fifty-Nine Takes Pleasure in Exposing
A political number poem about a political activist who sees the evil of merely accepting everyday oppression. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Chariots of Fire. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
Just Remember: Freedom's Not a Given
An Independence Day poem about what freedom might require if it is to survive. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: A Revelation. By Jeremy Blake. Music free to use at YouTube.
Sing of Ireland, That Salad Bowl
A St. Patrick’s Day poem about the inevitable passing of the Ireland of old. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video Music: Borderless. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
Labor Ought Not Be like Time in Prison
A Labor Day poem about the benefits of treating workers well. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Parzival. By William Rosati. Music free to use at YouTube.
Song for Psalm 114: A Prayer for a Child Born in America
Song for Psalm 114: A Prayer for a Child Born in America. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Borderless. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
Proverbs on Ideology
A set of political and philosophical proverbs about dangers of ideology. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Nocturne. By Asher Fulero. Music free to use at YouTube.
Each Must Save the Earth in Multiple Ways
A poem for Earth Day about the need for political as well as individual action to save the Earth. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Borderless. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
Lest You Think High Taxes Rob the Rich
A political Labor Day poem about the redistribution of wealth: Lest you think high taxes rob the rich And redistribute wealth down towards the poor, Be aware: That very wealth from labor Once flowed upwards towards those greedy hands. Redistribution goes
Exhausted by the Long Campaign
A poem for Election Day (USA) about the requirement to accept the results of an election peacefully: Exhausted by the long campaign, Leveraging what we believe, Emails pounding like hard rain, Checks piling up like autumn leaves ... This right is our sin
Each of Us Might Follow a Bright Star
A poem for Epiphany about the dangers of politicizing revelation: Each of us might follow a bright star, Perhaps to a redemptive revelation, Intending, then, to change the way things are, Passionate to socialize salvation. However, please beware of what
Sing of the Grassroots Politics of Love
A political number poem about politics and love.
Perhaps There Is Some Better Way than Voting
A Presidents Day poem about the wisdom of choosing leaders democratically.
So Did You Die of History
A poem to the victims of 9/11 about the interplay between evil and ideology: So did you die of history, Each innocent of dogma dead, Purloined to play in some fool's head The drama of his destiny. Even in your hapless herds, Miracles to men unmoved, Bein
Policy or Personality
A poem for Presidents Day about the relative importance of policy and personality in determining how voters vote. Policy or personality? Relatively, which deserves more weight? Each can make or break a presidency, Sharing boos or kudos for its fate. In v
Identity Requires Memory
A poem for Independence Day (USA) about the importance of knowing one’s nation’s history: Identity requires memory. No less than people, nations must recall Days past, lest they wander witlessly, Erased each moment, guided by the wind, Pushed by lusts n
Beware of Inequalities Too Wide
A Bastille Day poem about the dangers of allowing inequalities between classes to grow too wide: Beware of inequalities too wide And chasms that cannot be bridged by dreams. Societies fray first along the seams, Then rip apart, exposing rot inside. In ch
Labor's a Commodity, like Fish
A Labor Day poem about the evil of treating labor like any other commodity. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: Chariots of War. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube. To see this poem on my site, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/lab
Seventy-Three Is Always at the Ready
A number poem for a political activist in honor of Election Day. Seventy-three is always at the ready, Eager to march, to sign, to speak, to sing. Victory’s the goal, but not the point, Even though the time is out of joint, Nor is guilt or self-regard th