Beauty of the Beads

Beauty of the beads,
It’s a description of multi-colours.
Which are tiny like the seeds,
Carefully, arranged in linear order in fours.

Beauty of the beads,
Some Africans wear around their waist.
To charm and entice men with deeds,
As others tie them on their wrist.

Beauty of the beads,
Which portray the local culture and tradition.
Although, it’s not feeds.
But, with emphasis on heritage and generation.

Beauty of the beads,
When in motion, there’s a sound.
Like a clash of the heads,
Sometimes, spins or go around.

Beauty of the beads,
Contrary, to the story ‘Beauty and the beast’.
As they’re characters of the movie leads,
With respect to their journey from west to east.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Wanter Avatar
February 21, 2017 at 6:25 PM
Welcome to PS. I love reading poems from other lands, and I especially liked this one.
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February 22, 2017 at 5:59 PM
Thanks,Awesome SW
White Avatar
February 21, 2017 at 12:23 AM
I love the variation of Beauty and the Beast :) Great comparison! What Pandita already said: welcome to PoetrySoup :)
Boat Avatar
February 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Thanks,Precious DW
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February 20, 2017 at 7:29 PM
Hi Ike, a warm welcome to PoetrySoup! I enjoyed reading this lovely piece about the significance of the intriguing, beautiful African beads! Well done, my friend! Pandita
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February 21, 2017 at 4:47 PM
Thanks,Precious PS
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