Best Afrikaans Poems

die briesie van herlewing kom saam met u besoek

daar is 'n hindernis van byna 500 jaar wat ons suiwerheid geskei het

in velkleur, godsdiens en verhoudings
ons...

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Garden of Eden is far from this
with shared affinity among its borders
with confusing the a fore mentioned

Gone through the sun but fun
with life of thorn...

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Die Scherben des Lebens lassen sich nicht kitten.  (German)

The shards of the life cannot be cemented.  (English)

Los fragmentos de la vida no se...

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Ek was gevra om ietsie oor Pa te sê
Maar waar begin ek nou
Wanneer daar eintlik net een ding is wat ek nou wil doen
Om steeds...

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This is the Story of Poetess Jan Allison--

This is a dedicated verse,
About a woman whose a poetess;
She said her name is Jan; 
And…
Jan is gracious,...

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The Dik-Dik is an antelope
Who longs to be a misanthrope

But since he “pronks”, instead of lopes,
He doesn’t really have a hope …





* “Pronk” is the...

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Die reptiel vrou
Het my alweer geflous 
Met my gedeel, haarself ontbloot, 
en toe
Die bitter gif gespoeg

Dit vloei uit my bors uit, deur my are
Verander my...

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I assembled all my fear 
embraced every question 
adjusted my attitude
until it made sense


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*logika is the Afrikaans word for logic*...

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...Hoender - Afrikaans, Pulë - Albanian, ???? - Arabic, ?????? - Belarusian, ???? - Bulgarian, 
Pollastre - Catalan, ? - Chinese (Simplified), ? - Chinese...

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This small island civilization,
its empire was the largest creation,
with the widest trade connection,
there are mixed views of our colonization.

Many modern countries exist because of the...

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EDIBLE    MUSIC

The garlics are on grand piano in the corner,
Playing alone because  of their halitosis.
After  making each other’s mouth water,
Clever...

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He grew up in the bay area
Bad to the bone 
Tattooed out
Yeah he something to talk about
I love him to deaf

California baby
California baby

He  is...

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Peace is possible. Let's embrace it fully and globally. 
Note: The symbols for other languages will show up as ?.

Peace
By Michelle Morris
28/01/2023

Peace is possible
It isn't...

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Oh! Black Americans,  
Africa is your motherland 
And most Africans love you 
Not because you are called African Americans 
And lost your African mother tongues
And...

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I
Now nearing that age of no hair, & more
No hair on head, more hair in ears & nose
I do a daily discipline of Matthew 6:...

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