Best Addis Poems

Addis Ababa pulse,
Blue Nile passion flow
into the heart of a Mtoto midnight

Tropical forest desires,
soft Harari waves moving
at the tidal touch crescent height

Jijiga sepia legs
dancing Danakil...

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Oh! Mother Africa!
From the East to the West, from the North to the South of     
     ...

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When I look at the Nile or Niger
My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder 
As currents daringly flow on each iconic river 
Every...

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Its creation’s simplicity still stands as a difficult puzzle
head is twisted backwards while in a forward motion
still looking behind at the chronicles of some centuries...

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In the night when I can not sleep,

when I dream about dreaming

when even God is sleeping

and the devil is out looking

for lost souls.

I think about...

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A place to be; a home to live,
Full of cultures and traditions,
rivers of live.
In crossing the Mediterranean,
‘criss-crossing’ the continent, you see…


A mountain of rivers,
running the...

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In Kampala African queen lives
In Johannesburg African queen sleeps
In Nairobi African queen smiles
In Lagos African queen sings

In Kinshasa African queen dances
In Addis Ababa African queen...

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1.

Calm descends,
feathery, misty, settling gently on this city’s breath.

Elusive sleep,
teases,
hiding amongst the clouds,

while silver ribbons of moonlight, caress the concrete.

2.

Midnight in Jo’burg,
alone, in this wild-eyed,...

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“MAGDALENA #6”


today I returned home from 
work and hung my coat up on 
the coat rack. 
I took off my hat and set it 
on...

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"MY DEATH"

when it comes for me
there won't be a sound
but I'll know it when 
it gets here because it
won't be here to take me
for the...

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The Beginning
By Joji Varghese Kuncheria
 
Four decades ago my sojourn started,
In my mid - twenties, as to be precise,
A journey of a lifetime so joyous,
By...

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"THE PACIFIC AND THE SPEAKER"


$260.00 in my bank account.
34 years old.
240 pounds.
2 failed relationships,
well there were more than 2. 
what I’m referring to is the...

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The European Sauna Marathon does take place
during the coldest winter afternoons in each year
in Otepää in southern Estonia with no fear;
That place called the "winter...

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By Izunna Okafor



Beyond the shrubs of Sahara 
Lifted a munt of brainy bond 
Over the Mississippi of Ethiopia
Lofted a penner with his hunky thoughts

Across the bridge of...

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