Nature Africa Poems

ODE TO ELEPHANT


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

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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
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"What is Black Beauty?"


      " I asked myself what is Black Beauty? 
   when looking at myself in...

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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...

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The fog has not yet lifted from the enclave. The candyfloss glow of the sun suspended above the horizon of the valley in the Jock...

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Happiness is 

I this what I wanted, writing for no one in particular 
a few readers here and a few readers there
happiness is in what...

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Modernity imposes itself upon
eons beauty,
The sun blanketed by grey clouds of dusk, 
shining golden halos onto you,
Lake Naivasha, 
oh you serene grey mystery, 
Like polished...

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Loxodonta reduced 


There are no big elephants anymore near where I live
you might have one or two on the savannah, but the new
modern elephants are...

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In poetry, love and wisdom intertwine—a heartfelt love poem can carry profound wisdom, and wise reflections often touch upon matters of the heart. ????
Psalm 90:6
in...

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TO THINK

the frequent mangling 
thoughtful tangling
factuation intensified by the love of the wise, is no wiseman at all, but
a commoner sequence going on and on....

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BEAUTY: “Ruth is a woman of inner Beauty because she trusted in Naomi’s God for provision for them both.” (Ruth 4:1-10)

LIBRARY: "Stand fast therefore in the...

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I am Africa, the cradle of mankind,
Where ancient footprints in the sands of time entwined,
The birthplace of humanity, divinely designed,
In my esteemed valleys, where life...

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Don’t cry beloved mother
Your children pride in you like no other
They wonder why you are called a dark continent
blooming with beauty and splendor every moment
They...

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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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My jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history month

Which acknowledgement ought to be year round,
similar to altruistic, humanistic, and philanthropic
unconditional acceptance and respect
crafted with...

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