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Best Tanzanian Poems

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Premium Member Tanzanian Festival
In the bush the dancing begins early 
     Leather drums call from far and near. 
     ...

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Categories: tanzanian, africa, culture, happiness, imagery,
Form: Kwansaba



Numbers
Nineteen nosey newts nudged nasty nautical nannies
Eighteen eager ermines excitedly edged everyone’s ego 
Seventeen sacred slugs sat sideways searching seagulls
Sixteen slippery snails slid southwards sipping...

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Categories: tanzanian, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member We Are Endangered As Well!
I researched the earth's endangered species list and this is what I found.
There's everything on the list from A to Z - rare species just...

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Categories: tanzanian, funny
Form: Rhyme
Welcome To Tanzania
Here is peace
Here is love
Here in unite
We are welcome everyone
We love all people.

We are in east Africa
We are Tanzanian
People of people
People who need people
Our county...

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© Idd Ninga  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: tanzanian, africa, holiday, world,
Form: Free verse
My Destiny
I have a destiny,
That most of you look down on,
As being poor and backward.
That many desire to change and have me assimilated,
But I'm surely destined...

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Categories: tanzanian, africa, culture, destiny,
Form: Free verse



Xenophobia
Xenophobia 
We are not seeing the Africa inspired by Mandiba.
We are not seeing the Africa inspired by our 
Ancient Kings of rusted spear and shield.

This...

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Categories: tanzanian, africa, black african american,
Form: Blank verse
Twins Moons In Tanzania
The quiet 
Tanzanian Village
Rest between
Twin moons, but
We split this sky...

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Categories: tanzanian, introspection
Form: Free verse
Upon Visiting Gortmore
The new roves are not like the old,
They purvey an unwieldy aspect
To their elderly kindred folk;
Even on this steep hill forms encroach
Upon an edifice grand...

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Categories: tanzanian, uplifting,
Form: Pastoral
Twin Moons
tiny Tanzanian Village
still
resting between
the
twin moons...

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Categories: tanzanian, image, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs