Ocean Africa Poems

A glass of water

He got up late and thought of coffee,
he had to drink it in black
Forgot to buy milk yesterday because it was raining
...

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I throw my hands up in the air
 And wonder what was going on over there
The ship has just dock at sea
And the coast guards...

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The stars in the night sky are like dreams,
Such brightness and height,
We must make every effort to encircle them.
to snag them before they take flight.
Dreams...

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Brethren I write to you 
I Understand I wronged you 
And did not believe in you 

I gave the enemy my ear 
Forgetting what was...

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One generic baby boomer, (a garden variety sexagenarian)...
offers his interpretation of critical race theory

I, (an articulate, charming, domesticated, 
erudite, friendly, genteel, humorous, intelligent,
kind, learned, male,...

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When eight years old we went to Africa 

we spent a couple of weeks in Dar-es salaam
then we moved to Dodoma for two years
It was...

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1
Autumn, harmattan
—forest everywhere 
births green or rust hue

2
Harmattan
—my lips are eager
to map the season

3
Fog-ensnared ocean:
fishermen gasp
in the net of harmattan 


©Nket Godwin...

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in Namib desert,
Atlantic meets the desert
a wonderful sight...

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We have written a script 
Which can't be erased,
It will continually grow
Into an ocean of love;

Laying on my bed,
Seeing all the pleasurable 
Scenes,
I am cohesively...

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The brown continent, the mother of humankind,
Oh Africa! a land of extremes, a continent where life began,
Yes, the Garden of Eden.

Land of marvels & wonders.
Beautiful...

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Dumbfoundedness still prevails three weeks later...
when held spellbound courtesy grifter

Flim-flam man left lasting emotional whiplash
his derelict perfected artifice
to hijack every last cent
smarted me with indelible...

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Ekombi; a dance of my motherland.
A dance that soothes the soul.

Ekombi; Efik's pride
A dance of tranquility and beauty.

The attractive smiles on their faces
Like a sudden...

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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 Star is out bright, high in the midnite sky, showing it's hilarious and
  
  meaningful luster.  The Ocean is within the...

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The beginning

When the ocean hit the shore, sea spray flew up
The droplets that flew the highest became birds
The droplets that fell on the strand became...

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