Dance Africa Poems

ODE TO ELEPHANT


Elephant Elephant 
enveloping essence of Earth !
             I hear an elevated...

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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...

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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...

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Valhalla 

rest day
Sunday is the day of rest for most people
except for cooks, servers, and housewives 
They have Mondays
that day hasn't got many customers ...

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By Cherbo Geeplay

Africa, this sun drenched bliss,
come to Botswana and see the 
terrific translucent creeks of 
Okavango Delta, as it blends
with the sun rays and...

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 Little ones gone
house gone
husband gone
life gone
dreams discarded
they tell me run along
I leave my homeland with a song

one day
I may be old
I will come back...

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He toiled on the railway station’s platform, A mundane existence, devoid of passion’s warmth. No romance graced his life, no partner by his side, yearning...

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Date:  April  2051

The celebration ended. The room
Empty all relatives was preparing 
For their final time in Hawaii. Dolly 
And Damian lay in bed...

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In the land of Nigeria, strong and bold,
Super Eagles soar, stories to be told.
To the final they’ve flown, no easy feat,
God’s grace and hard work,...

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In the calabash of life, 
a profound journey unfolds 
as the space
gracefully passes the baton 
in the art of apprenticeship. 
Success resonates like a fine...

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As kivila 
was almost disappearing in Uvila 
central,
One of the sons of Lembwe 
who's called Mapendano Mukevi, 
Well known by his stage name 
 Of "...

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In the tapestry of turmoil, World War 3 unfolds,
Yemen, America, Palestine—stories of war retold.
Hamas and Israel dance on a contentious stage,
Nations entwined in a conflict...

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Poem:  
      LET THEM BREATHE
Every single girl sings in a different tone
Some dance to the melodious lifestyle of their...

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In shadows cast by Western might,
The System whispers, a colonial blight.
1. Shatter morals, a cultural fray,
   where heritage falters, lost in dismay.
 ...

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Across the miles, a love takes flight
Two souls entwined, bathed in starlight
Africa's sun on bronzed skin gleams
Distant dreams dance in American beams

From Joburg's heart to...

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