The Pugilist Poet
A pugilist poet has passed away
Kentucky’s son cast in Clay
An intellectual athlete
Whose words encouraged
People to strive to be free
A conscientious objector
Who was imprisoned
For what he believed
The world will never see
Another Muhammad Ali
We’re all familiar with Muhammad Ali's rhyming wit. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” But few realize that Ali wrote profound poetry. Now You See Me; Last Night I Had a Dream; There Live a Great Man Named Joe; and my favorite, He Took a Few Cups of Love.
He took a few cups of love.
He took one tablespoon of patience,
One teaspoon of generosity,
One pint of kindness.
He took one quart of laughter,
One pinch of concern.
And then, he mixed willingness with happiness.
He added lots of faith,
And he stirred it up well.
Then he spread it over a span of a lifetime,
And he served it to each and every deserving person he met.
Indeed, he was the greatest boxer of all time.
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I was thinking about Ali just yesterday, such sad news
Beautiful tribute kimmy, I'm sure it made him smile
Much love Sweetheart nardine xo.
Thank Nardine.
Thanks Kimmy - A great tribute to a great man!
Mark Paul
Much appreciated, Mark
Dear Kimmy Alan,
Your tribute to The Champ is promoted on our Facebook page.
Glide on love.
The Cosmofunnel team
Hi Fellow Face Book Mate,
Wow, Kimmy Alan, what a beautiful tribute. He was a hero of mine! I knew all about his pugilistic skills, but never realized he was a gifted poet other than his little predictions before a fight. You have enlightened me and the world to the total encompassment of his genius. As I stated in my poem, I did attend the title fight against Liston in February of 64 when he won his first world championship. He was my Hercules and as a young man in Cincinnati, I was well aware of this young prodigy in Louisville. Thank you for a beautiful write and augmenting my knowledge of my great fallen hero.
Peace and Love,
Larry
Not nearly as awesome as your tribute. And to be there, when he beat Liston; something to remember for ever.
Hi Kimmy ..... Great tribute to Ali this poem
My Respect .... Debs
Why thank you Deborah.
Kimmy.... awesomeness
Mark, thank you so much.
Hey KIMMY!!........I have so many Cassius Clay stories........so many Ali memories..........even a few posted here.........wow!..............thanx for this brother poet..........and ......congrats on the FB promotion!!.........well deserved.............high fives!!..........T xo
Really wonderful tribute. Thanks from another fan of Ali.
Kimmy, I like your approach here, well -written tribute, man....been hearing hours and hours of Ali tributes, dude for the first time in my life I actually shed a tear for someone I've never met, that was weird, but he really touched so many lives, felt like you knew him, somehow.... I'm guessing you are a member of 'the greatest generation,' I felt the emotional connection in your words, good stuff....cheers
Hey Kimmy a great tribute to a very controversial figure in our American society ,from his fight with the draft to his unwavering bravado which everyone loved or hated .a great fighter and poet ,cheers rock