Grandmother Africa Poems

The Head's
A narrative poem
Lionel Derbyshire

My grandpa like the mountain
I strive to scribe.

Around a Indian ocean
Of her flat mountain
Twains a head and peak
Of lion and devil
Left...

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A man shot a multicolor singing bird, 
Some women who were hearing the song felt bad, 
Some police officers arrested and hit him so bad...

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Habitants of the wilderness;
Identify their beauty and acknowledge it-
They wear neither clothes nor makeup.
Yet,they still appreciate their differences;
Each of them in their innocent making.

I am...

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When the snow falls,
Stabbing my heart with cold,
I long for my mother's hearth
That shielded us from the harmattan.
I perceive the aroma of burning logs
And the...

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Amazing is your love 
That unites the impossible 
Impressive as it formulates 
That makes you find yourself
Humanity has become a norm
The imperfections of a human...

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Within the frame a sepia scene
a dusty porch   a rickety chair   
the fabric of your dusky face creased
with ceaseless sunbaked woes
your...

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Microlight


When they appeared, we were like, “What …the?” motorcycles
dangling from multi-coloured wings, animated comic book scene
blond wisps racing at leisure in deliberate mid-morning breeze
rainbow spectrum...

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Some people believe in taking it to their Lord in prayer 
I on the other hand believe in tipping it into the seas in tears...

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Our Zulu village was desperate; so many people were dying.
We knew it was time to send someone to collect impundulu eggs.
Let’s send the captive boy,...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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EULOGY TO MRS (Ph.D) ALIHAJA, AMINAT OLABOOPO                  ...

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ENSLAVE US AGAIN!!!
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How slavery unites men-
how chains made us friends.

How the Glossolalia of that tribe-
was learnt by this tribe.

How we shared the same breath-
and the...

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Echoes from Adebayo

Make sure grandmother see your face,
tell her of the fastened ground which 
harbours me in promiscuous manner.
Prepared a gainful story in your lips,
my...

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We were one yesterday
We coexisted yesterday
Dreams were achieved
Roads were built 
By my grandmother' side,
we sang a great song
Our parents cohabited a barn-
Unity they stood,
Our children...

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I play with the souls of men 
From their births to their deaths
I play with the souls of men 

I play with the souls of...

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