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Best Bongo Poems

Below are the all-time best Bongo poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of bongo poems written by PoetrySoup members


Military Coup Erupts In Gabon After the Re-Election of Ali Bongo
Some senior military seized power in Gabon today,
Ali Bongo 's family led the country 
in fifty five years under umbrella 
of French  government as there...

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Categories: bongo, political,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member A Good Cry
i wait at the river for the cry of the loon
                             ...

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Categories: bongo, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Imagination
Imagination

When I was young
just a bright eyed child
Magic meshed with imagination 
Both mystical and wild

Fairytale kingdoms
Colourful real
The grey world outside me
Held such little appeal

I rode...

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Categories: bongo, appreciation, art, beautiful, fantasy,
Form: Imagism
The African Cry
Mama Africa, 
Land of my ancestors' birth;
Source of all mankind, 
the once Shangri la of mother earth.

Stir up the spirit of the Mau-Mau in vibrato...

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Categories: bongo, angstfreedom,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Still Standing
i wait at the river for the cry of the loon
                             ...

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Categories: bongo, 8th grade, absence, age,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Family Joy
In pure elation joy is near and dear
With two granddaughters and a grandson here.

Their sounds of laughter fills me with delight,
Playing games with them far...

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Categories: bongo, children, emotions, joy,
Form: Couplet
Unity In Cultural Diversity
The westerners eat Amala and Ewedu
We eat Akpo and Ofe Nsala
They dance Juju and Apala
We dance bongo and atilogwu the beat of life.
T^he Northerners speaks...

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Categories: bongo, art, beautiful, , western,
Form: Free verse
My Favorite Song
I cant remember the lyrics but it goes something like
Voooooooofoooooodooooohoooo
luduguhudumudusee
leeboodeelobungoly
then some lyrics about a girl
then the guitar goes
(ba ba ba papapapa
baaa babababa baaaa babababa
papapaaaaaaadadadaeeeeeeeeeeeeee)
then there's...

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Categories: bongo, allah,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Forced Retirement of Some African Military Generals After the Coup of Gabon Yesterday
some African presidents  forced  the retirement
of  some military generals and others removed them
 from some key posts  yesterday 
After  the coup...

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Categories: bongo, depression, fear, political,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Life Music
 Oh, hear the rattle of the rolling train;
yhe clap…clap…clacking rhythm,
beating like a conga drum;
every trip it sings along, 
with the tracks repeating song; 
such...

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Categories: bongo, imagery, life, poems, poetry,
Form: Sestina
Premium Member Swahili Praise
English verse>
gimme sum mutual praise
gimme sum mutual praise
gimme sum mutual praise
All them there people's of the world;
Coastal dwellers praising; All day long, all the day...

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Categories: bongo, appreciation, community, endurance, engagement,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Oh No, Oh No
Oh No! Oh No! What has my son done? I hope it’s, not already to late!
He lives at a fraternity house, and surely, you know...

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Categories: bongo, adventure, easter, fantasy, funny,
Form: Light Verse
Farmyard Band
The cow was playing cowbells,
Giddy Goat joined in on his guitar,
The horse was hoofing bongo drums.
Animals started coming from afar.

The chicken clucked an egg out,
Pig...

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Categories: bongo, kids, funny,
Form: Rhyme
A Pencil Without Lead
The earth knows your business child;
there's nothing anonymous ...
about alcohol.
Them drunks like to show off ...
yes, they like to show their strength.
They beat women like...

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Categories: bongo, funnylove,
Form: Free verse
American Haikus
#33

the moon falls west-ward
the tule fog saunters east
summer ends early


New Siblings

puppy petite gold
bouncing around black dog's space
I know you’re in love
 
#25

Swimming in spring fog
wind...

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Categories: bongo, adventure, america, beauty, bird,
Form: Haiku

Book: Reflection on the Important Things