Funny Africa Poems

  Cyril Ramaphosa

his voice box  sometimes  goes hoars-a

swallowed a Cheshire Cat, great white smile

running miles keeping da Amerikanos on the dial 
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In Gboko, where the dust motes dance and play,
A town, a city, a people, some would say.
What defines its spirit, a riddle, a quest,
With a...

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Practicing hard at his yoga,
Cato convolved with his toga.
The news he was caught
In this Gordian Knot
Spread to the land of Busoga.
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While on safari
(Kiswahili for 'trip')
in Tanzania
over the horizon in a downward slip
across the savannah
the sun had begun to set
thought I'd seen it all
and yet
out on...

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Nothingness knows my name…

It shames me even when i’m in the middle of everyone 

I lost all hope hopping for the kindest gestures

I’ve crawled between...

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The Zebra has a puzzling name,
Alphabet letters strangely cast,
It finishes off with the first,
After starting off with the last!

The Zebra is a cunning beast,
It blends...

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Whatever you've lost
Don't go in search for it
If you can't find it
It always leave you insane
Start looking for who to blame.
Transfer your pain into glory
Leave...

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What the birds know today is that I am not there
Funny as it may seem, those birds and I have something in common
We are always...

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What they condemn publicly 
They secretly admire
What they despise publicly 
They secretly respect 
They're so deceiving 
Acting cunning and it's not funny.

They're so crispy 
Very...

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Highlight of Goofus and Gallant 
bred within the survival instinct 
of hungry hordes of prey, 
when Earth in the balance 
against an uncomfortable truth 
smug...

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Life without money 
Very boring and funny 
But educative
No company to commune with
Solitude your best friend
Constantly reminiscing and relearning.

A broke man, a lonely man
Bitter many...

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In Lagos' vibrant mosaic, life abounds,
Multicultural threads, in waters surrounded.
Lovely, funny, and resilient souls reside,
Great leaders emerge, yet hurdles abide.

Morning rush, nighttime chase, ceaseless pace,
Some...

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Life of a street girl
Not easy
To survive 
Always trying 
To survive 
Either by hookup
Or by crook.

Always looking 
For a way to go
Life of a street...

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Sometimes life can be peaceful 
And Sometimes it can be quite 
You can even hear the needle drop
What is so funny?
Sometimes life can be full...

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Underneath there is a story
Water is a liquid
And the sand is an ingredient 
Above there is a tale
Rain is water
And the sky is a component...

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