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Ababa Poems - Poems about Ababa

European Sauna Marathon
... The European Sauna Marathon does take place during the coldest winter afternoons in each year in Otepää in southern Estonia with no fear; That place called the "winter capital" race t......

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Categories: ababa, endurance, life,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Logic Can Be Taxing
... Nothing quite like taxpaying civilians: tax billionaires of all of their billions. But win ‘em a lottery? Resolve gets quite watery: seems the IRS wants two hundred million. ......

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Categories: ababa, humor, irony,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)



Sleep Deprivation
... Failing to get enough sleep or getting poor-quality sleep are resulting to health hazard; it is known fact, it makes us unfit to discharge daily acts with cheer. It's voluntary le......

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Categories: ababa, sleep,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member A Day With a Photo Camera
...So glad you decided to come with me. I brought my camera and we'll wonder At the vistas that we would love to see. A lovely, cloudless day with no thunder. I knew exactly where the best shots be.......

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Categories: ababa, adventure, appreciation, nature,
Form: Rhyme
The Beginning
...The Beginning By Joji Varghese Kuncheria Four decades ago my sojourn started, In my mid - twenties, as to be precise, A journey of a lifetime so joyous, By a lad daring, bold and determined, ......

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Categories: ababa, 12th grade, africa, career,
Form: Sonnet



The Greatness of Africa
...When I look at the Nile or Niger My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder As currents daringly flow on each iconic river Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters Each mountain, sea......

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Categories: ababa, africa, bird, blessing, books,
Form: Rhyme
Roasted Faraway, For Pius Adesanmi
...By Izunna Okafor Beyond the shrubs of Sahara  Lifted a munt of brainy bond  Over the Mississippi of Ethiopia Lofted a penner with his hunky thoughts Across the bridge of a foreign land ......

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Categories: ababa, africa, death, life, tribute,
Form: Elegy
The Query
...THE WHOLE TOWN QUERY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 9, 2018 Volume VI......

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Categories: ababa, beach, bereavement, betrayal, culture,
Form: Chant Royal
Ethiopian Eyes
... Addis Ababa pulse, Blue Nile passion flow into the heart of a Mtoto midnight Tropical forest desires, soft Harari waves moving at the tidal touch crescent height Jijiga sepia leg......

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Categories: ababa, culture, love, romantic, spiritual,
Form: tristich
African Queen Wake Up
...In Kampala African queen lives In Johannesburg African queen sleeps In Nairobi African queen smiles In Lagos African queen sings In Kinshasa African queen dances In Addis Ababa African queen d......

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Categories: ababa, africa, beauty, metaphor, song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member My Quiet Time
... The gift of quietness, at times, ignored, may go unclaimed throughout my busy day. My mind keeps running, missing the reward that empty stillness brings to work and play. When ......

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Categories: ababa, beautiful, silence,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)
Ode To African Child
...Oh! African child, the temple A redient beauty of nature Thou are the cradle capital Of humanity and creatures The founder of patriarchal Oh! African child, The coy the toy of the wife Beau......

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Categories: ababa, africa, baby, birth,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Black Africa Still In Chains
...Its creation’s simplicity still stands as a difficult puzzle head is twisted backwards while in a forward motion still looking behind at the chronicles of some centuries ago long before th......

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Categories: ababa, abuse, africa, black african
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Yearning For Home
...My heart yearns; I'm missing home ~ missing home... A warm loving womb for my heart and soul; For better future life, I left and roam. Gem mosaic roles ladder a t......

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Categories: ababa, emotions, family, home, journey,
Form: Quintain (English)
The Night Is Young
...In the night when I can not sleep, when I dream about dreaming when even God is sleeping and the devil is out looking for lost souls. I think about silly things, I think about the b......

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Categories: ababa, desire, dream, how i
Form: Blank verse

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