Best Cole Poems

George Washington Cole

1827 – 1911


So here I sleep.
Buried in this dirt.
Covered in this earth.
Returning to the dust.
Finding heaven in the whispers of the wind.
And as...

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(in Memory of the late, legendary singer, Nat King Cole)

Once a great balladere, was
Nat King Cole
Singing like captivating US,
was his main goal
A tendency, he had...

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A bright Texas sun
Beat down upon this day
In the middle few should know
A teenage soul should stray

Stolen by a thief
With no apparent motivation
This man offered
No...

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Personal
Nat King Cole
Inspired

Tears streaming, come to life, from these brown eyes,
eyes that have been as dry as a popcorn fart,
out in the middle of some...

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All you have to do is listen to his music
Most importantly, listen...
To that haunting, booming velvet voice of his
His signature song is "Unforgettable"
The man himself,...

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Cole hated rainy days. He looked out of his window. He watched the raindrops bounce off the ground. Through grey clouds, a beam of light...

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He is a San Diego native southpaw.
One of the best young pitchers I ever saw.
The Phillies chose him first in 2002.
In 2006 was his big...

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I drive up to the ranch house
The house is dark inside
I walk in and turn the lights on
Go straight towards the bar

No! I don't want...

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The man they called 'King' 
   On Chicago's South Side
With a voice smooth as silk
   Pearly teeth smiling wide

Hit after hit,...

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Elements synthesize



Establishing brilliance



Mosaic





Sound elevates



Electric symphonies



Frequency





Vocals ascend



Ricocheting amour



Phoenix





Speech perishes



Shock scarves



Mastery...

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...or It's good to be the king!

What was't made King Cole
Such a merry old soul
As he sucked on his pipe,
And he supped from his bowl,
And...

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When I was not ready you came into my life 
I wasn't yet grown up, or even a wife
The time had come to take on...

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Good King Cole
And he call'd for his Bowle,
And he call'd for Fiddler's three:
And there was Fiddle, Fiddle,
And twice Fiddle, Fiddle,
For 'twas my lady's Birth-day,
Therefore we...

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A few notes set a rhythm
The foxtrot beckons
Across the crowded room they smile
Nat's melodic tone frames the dance
Towards each other they move
And then they are...

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The sky is well-lighted with bright stars
The streets are littered with shiny cars
The motorists are playing Xmas carols
The children are excited ‘cause Mr. Claus
Papa Noel...

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