Best Maori Poems
Below are the all-time best Maori poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of maori poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Plastic MaoriI'm viewed as a plastic Maori,
because of the way I choose to live life,
moving with westerns trends,
away from traditional life.
This is all I have known,
being...
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Categories:
maori, life, , western,
Form:
Rhyme
Demise of the FlaxBefore you reach for your axe,
There are some facts you need to know about flax.
A Flax rope made well
Will get you safely out of the...
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Categories:
maori, change,
Form:
Rhyme
Poetry In An Urdu NutshellGarage
stacked high
scribbled stenos of
an automatic act
of little understanding or thought-------------
{tuhituhi}
visceral finality
zero...
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Categories:
maori, poems, poetry, poets, self,
Form:
Nazm
Treaty of WaitangiIn 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed,
from then to now the government can't hide,
freedom the Maori wanted, from oppressing minds
but what they got...
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Categories:
maori, education,
Form:
Rhyme
Sunrise On Mount ManaiaOnly an inspired mortal such as I,
could feel the stimuli
synonymously woven in unison with the indigenous people,
who for centuries have inhabited this place.
The ‘Aotearoa Northland...
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Categories:
maori, day, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Dying LanguageThe traditional Maori language, is a dying language,
you can see this over the decades,
laws passed by the government,
forced it to be this way.
My ancestors where...
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Categories:
maori, life, language, language,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
maori, death, mythology, tree,
Form:
Haiku
An Alphabet of Instruments - AbcA is for Accordion, squeezing air with bellows
B is for Banjo, five strings plucked by bluegrass fellows
C is for Clavichord, keyboard with a metal sound
D...
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Categories:
maori, 11th grade, music,
Form:
ABC
Finding the Balance Is a RiddleBeing a half breed,
isn't easy for me,
caught between worlds,
which you will soon see.
Not white enough to be European,
but I adhere to a lot of there...
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Categories:
maori, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
maori, love,
Form:
Free verse
Self PropulsionThere was a wild drink-craving pair
Who an Aussie airliner’s fuel did share.
It made in their guts masses of gases
Propelling them south via their asses.
Maori swear...
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Categories:
maori, humor,
Form:
Limerick
Flawless VersesFlawless flamboyant meaningful words in written verse’s,
Never heard by nervous useless unproductive pawns within man made curse’s,
Drawn into ignorance, clueless and purposeless,
Powerless and can’t see...
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Categories:
maori, humanity, imagination, meaningful, metaphor,
Form:
Epic
The Blame GameThe world wants to attack
England, for invading
other countries,
You invaded America,
Again let's play
The blame Game,
Your Ancestors
Invaded Australia,
Your Ancestors
Invaded America,
your Ancestors
Invaded New Zealand,
Your...
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Categories:
maori, culture, discrimination, england, humanity,
Form:
Narrative
Dawn On Mount ManaiaOnly inspired mortals can feel the stimuli
synonymously woven within the indigenous people
...
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Categories:
maori, beauty, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Banning HangiPrime Minister bands hangi,
racist thing to do,
the backlash is not funny,
silly little Jew.
(Hangi - a traditional Maori meal cooked in the ground, a practice Maori...
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Categories:
maori, education, life,
Form:
Chastushka