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Best Boer Poems

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N Trotse Afrikaner Boer
N TROTSE AFRIKANER BOER

Ek staan vanaand en kyk na my land 
Suid Afrika.

Waar is ons land dan? Waar gaan 
ons le vanaand? 

Ek sien weer...

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Categories: boer, africa
Form: ABC



On the Early Departure of Frank De Boer From Crystal Palace
O'er
Frank de Boer

© Gail Foster 11th September 2017...

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Categories: boer, farewell, football, silly,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Likeness Ssenekil: Part 1
*Image of Many Meanings by KWC.

Likeness ssenekiL: Part 1

(HOMONYMS: Homophones & Homographs)

He'll heal his heel.
They sow so they sew.
His aide aid with an ade.
You saw...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: boer, word play,
Form: I do not know?
War
War

Were you lost in the war,
tween the Poms n the Boer
Bush Veldt Carbineers, 
for sure, one time.

Did death interfere, 
enlisted no fear, dumb time,
Were you...

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Categories: boer, adventure, death, death,
Form: Ballade
Premium Member Nelson Mandela: Many Stumbles, No Mumbles
Each time I raise my gaze to the night sky,
A million stars stare back, shedding happy tears of light.
And I cannot but stare back in...

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Categories: boer, eulogy, forgiveness, leadership,
Form: Free verse



Who Was Lizzie Van Zyl
Who was Lizzie Van Zyl?
A small girl stands on Woodcock Bridge
Pointing at her reflection in the water.
The glint from the sun, and a cold wind,
Distorts...

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Categories: boer, history, girl, birth, girl,
Form: Free verse
Aussie Slouch Hat
Slouch Hat
When you see the hat or hear the tune so fair, 
you'll know what its about. 
The old "Slouch hat" that our Digger's wear,...

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Categories: boer, adventure
Form: Rhyme
Harry the Breaker
HARRY THE BREAKER
Harry galloped through the Mulga           (13% protien animal tucker)
On a game horse Bunga...

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Categories: boer, warbody, me,
Form: Ballad
Aussie Flag O the Convict Spawn
Aussie Flag o the Convict spawn


 
Under this flag we fought for sure,
 defending Pommy gits and more, 
defending of our nation, 
in murderous situations,...

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Categories: boer, adventure,
Form: Rhyme
Old Fashioned Remedy

She qualified more years ago
than many people want to know.
In fact it was before the War;
(we’re talking now about the Boer.)

Her methods haven’t changed a...

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Categories: boer, health, recovery from...,
Form: Verse
Vale - Victor Stanley Jones
You were born in Clermont, Queensland on December, twenty-four, 
Away back circa eighteen sevn'ty-two. 
Edward Jones now had a fifth child, whom his dear wife...

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Categories: boer, history, loss, social, day,
Form: Narrative
Ned Kelly Dna
Ned Kelly
DNA
Kelly DNA found
throughout the land,
and down around the
Dungle Bore,
Fred Layton had a
strand,
He had the Kelly
earmark, wore,
his descendants
Harpers, grand,
wore the Dan Kelly
type of ear-lobe,
that DNA...

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Categories: boer, adventure,
Form: Ballad
Granddads War
In South Africa during the Boer War
Granddad got the key of the door
In France during World War 1
He lay wounded when the day was done

He...

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Categories: boer, warday,
Form: I do not know?
Maverick Joe
Think you may have been an Aussie Joe, 
last time on the planet, south, 
probably fought in some British war, 
till yer chips were cashiered...

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Categories: boer, adventure,
Form: Ballad
The Children of Gaza Lyrics: Ii
"The Children of Gaza" Lyrics: II

These lyrics were written by Michael R. Burch and were adapted in places to the music by Michael R. Burch...

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Categories: boer, child, child abuse, childhood,
Form: Lyric

Book: Reflection on the Important Things