Mother African Poems
These Mother African poems are examples of African poems about Mother. These are the best examples of African Mother poems written by international poets.
Pink DiamondIs there a possibility
found ground up homes posted
and supported keeping the world
just the way it is peace or pains
welcome on to the blizzard falls
I...
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Categories:
adventure, black african american,
African NightMother of stars,
friend of the moon,
it is often quiet but for its own heartbeat?
the rhythmic sentence pronounced
in one benign-hammering syllable,
which pounds away hostile darkness
laid bare...
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Categories:
african, africa, community, night,
USPS Stamps Poetry Contest
To have your picture on the face of a stamp,
Is a honor reserved for the ones who cultivated change
Among the mèlange of inspiring faces,
Lays the...
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Categories:
black african american, freedom,
Great American literatureGreat American Literature
Our bookshelf groaned under the weight
of American Literature, and my mother was
principally a communist.
An American Tragedy, I read at fourteen,
and my fascination with...
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Categories:
absence, black african american,
Our Excuses Will Condemn Us One DayI hung out on six avenue and they teased me all the time.
Saying you're afraid of you mom, but I was more afraid of crime.
I...
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Categories:
african, 12th grade, abuse, black
FORGIVE DON'T BE A FOOLI would like to share a story about the "Unforgiving Fool!"
He let his pride, saying forgiveness wasn't cool.
He even claimed to be a Christian, that...
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african, 11th grade, anger, black
Some parents need to read Revelation Twenty twelveTo all you parents out there who doesn't have a clue.
God is always watching and sees all that we do.
We will give account to him...
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Categories:
abuse, bible, black african
SIGNIFICANTLook at me, I am the same as them.
Eyes like his, eyes like hers, knowing all they see.
Nose wide, skilled, same as his nose, same...
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Categories:
africa, beauty, black african
Lady in Red
Mist wraps around her like dreams,
Smart-girl vibes echo in whispers,
She struts through rain and thunder,
New money shines bright in...
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Categories:
african, adventure, appreciation, basketball, black
My old ChurchI stood in the old church,
At the back, near the entrance,
I haven't set foot in that church over the years,
It could be over thirty years...
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Categories:
african, allusion, angst, anxiety, black
The Illusions of Love"Illusions of Love"
Judged at every stage, condemned from the start,
Labelled and demonized—torn apart.
Mistreated, ill-treated, seen as a threat,
Running for safety but never safe yet.
Love, an...
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Categories:
abuse, betrayal, black african
Black Ants from AfricaI saw black ants in a big ship
After they were taken from the pits
(The pits they dug themselves and received schnapps and mirror)
They named...
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Categories:
african, anti bullying, betrayal, black
Liberating Trilogy: Jamaican Shining Stars!She is known as Honorable Queen Mother Nanny. The lady was so sweet as sugar candy.
Enhancing the fight, smiling with much delight, knowing her cause...
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african, adventure, confidence, courage, endurance,
Robert Sherriff black boy
black boy
A black boy in Chicago, barely twelve years old, reached into his pocket, seeking money’s hold. But a white cop’s bullets found their deadly...
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Categories:
age, america, black african
Grief UnmeasuredGrief Unmeasured
I measure every grief I meet—
knowingly, they’re all related to me.
Some smaller, some larger,
but all carry weight.
Yesterday, a friend’s text arrived:
“Her daughter was shot...
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Categories:
addiction, betrayal, black african