Africa Poems | Examples of Africa Poetry

Just because Christ is White Does not mean he is a Racist...Read the rest...

Love and Hate Love and hate, two powerful emotions that ebb and flow in the most unexpected ways. What starts as a flame of passion soon ignites into a blaze of anger, the intensity of which...Read the rest...

Once upon a time Behold the stream of everlasting dote The fiddle and a young stag Cute, happy, naive young love Happiness lighten their infinite world Hidden deep in those pages of memories Prompt the deed sad...Read the rest...

feather elephants pewter clouds chime through forest - sing saxophone songs April 13th 2022 Contest: Wild Animal Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin Syllable Counter Poetrysoup First Place ...Read the rest...

Through a break in the trees Flows a tawny river Sanding the rock endlessly As a peerless carver. The jungle is not seen In the murky water's face. The skies do not...Read the rest...

"What is Black Beauty?" " I asked myself what is Black Beauty? when looking at myself in the mirror." ...Read the rest...

Like twins, we share markers of a common history, Civilization, and knowledge; a call for unity. The carcasses of slavery and the slave trade Are lost in the dust. O black water days. Colonization has been eaten by our...Read the rest...

The ancestral savannahs of my people Are still alive in the unseen horizons Our grandparents have told us many Wonderful things about our tribe Before they arrived, we were here On the banks of the rivers and streams We stood and...Read the rest...

A black girl lost in the world, Feeling like she doesn't belong, Her skin is a shade that stands out, In a society that tells her she's wrong. She walks the streets with a heavy...Read the rest...

The Flower Seller Amelia wares un- cuticled painted nails, She hop scotches a pirate on one leg, Tip-toeing long sun cast morning shadows, beneath billowing hand stitched, salty sails; Under an early Sun, fingers whir in a...Read the rest...

Through the eyes that see In the mind that think Faces are powdered white Like a kings face in horror Lo! The foes in light From the mirror of the only terror Poaching minds; Like a deadly...Read the rest...

At above 16,000 feets, Stood a beautiful monster of nature. Its majestic head— a beauty from distance Kisses the endless expanse blue sky Crafting a captivating spectacle That ignites morethan just the imagination. Oh, Kilimanjaro, you're morethan just a mountain You're...Read the rest...

Free, we say For we can loot From our states' coffers Just to fall prey of their offers Free, we say For we can decided ourselves Through invisible ethnic lines Evidently a theatre for their muse Free, we say For we deceive ourselves That our...Read the rest...

Oh, Africa, a vast and varied land Yet overshadowed by IMF's hand Structural adjustments they decree Yet bring nothing but misery Forced reforms they demand Leaving nations bound in financial quicksand Economic policies, cold and stern Often leave the people for more...Read the rest...

Oh, fathers of our forefathers Would that we could draw from— Your ever-flowing wellspring of wisdom. In your footsteps peace would reign With days serene and night long and calm. Fathers of our forefathers Your bravery and courage knows...Read the rest...