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Best Nile River Poems

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The Nile River of the Moon
Sorrow
hears  the  sound of a sparow
the owl
knowing 
the lies of man though his eyes
the time of corruption
till the dawn of
the end of the...

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Categories: nile river, moon,
Form: Free verse



Love In My Veins
Your love flows through my veins
like the Nile River flows through
the sands of Eygpt.
Love flows through my veins
like rivers that break off into endless streams
and...

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Categories: nile river, beautiful, feelings, for her,
Form: Romanticism
I AM AFRICA
I am Africa, the cradle of mankind,
Where ancient footprints in the sands of time entwined,
The birthplace of humanity, divinely designed,
In my esteemed valleys, where life...

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Categories: nile river, africa, nature, society, visionary,
Form: Quatrain
Not This Rose
I saw a dazzling rose,
Whose red petals cast blinding hues upon me.
She shot her cupid arrows from the Kabaka’s backyard,
And punctured the cocoon of my...

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Categories: nile river, lost, lost love, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Chasing the Dream
CHASING THE DREAM

Sahara like breeze blows Nubian melodies
serenading warm ebony loins.  Nile River
ecstasy birth beautiful bronze broods 
in the spaces left by wandering time....

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Categories: nile river, dream, hope, inspiration,
Form: Alliteration



The Abcs of Things Green
The ABCs of Things Green

Algae, alligator, artichoke, asparagus, aphids, Andradite,
Brussels sprouts, broccoli, Buffalo Treehopper, and beans,
Cuckoo Wasp, Cabbage, cucumber, Common Green Darner, and celery 
Dog...

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Categories: nile river, bird, food, fruit,
Form: Abecedarian
Mother Africa
MOTHER AFRICA

"This is the most difficult letter I've ever written in my life. Where do I start?
What do I say? Does she know I still...

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Categories: nile river, slavery,
Form: Verse
Morning In the Village, Part 1
The Nile River seems like standing still;
But is actually continuously running, continuously promising.
By day, by night;
Depositing on its shores sands and rocks and debris.
Green farms...

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Categories: nile river, community, farm, memory, nature,
Form: Free verse
Africa
AFRICA
Africa! A land of many nations,
Full of cultural heritage,
Endowed with untapped attribute,
Has been present since the stone age.

A continent built on a strong basement,
Gifted with...

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Categories: nile river, adventure, africa, earth, education,
Form: ABC
Roots
I have     a         journey;    a long,    ...

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Categories: nile river, africa, history, humanity, identity,
Form: Free verse
Pure African Soil
He walked the streets of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and  Nazareth

one hundred percent pure African soil

he was borne and raised on pure African soil

both parents given...

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Categories: nile river, mystery, god, god, hair,
Form: Epic
Africa
Somewhere over the rainbow, 
A great civilization flourished, 
And we discovered a wonderful kaleidoscope 
Of exuberant and vibrant humanity

Enchanted tones tell a story 
About a...

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Categories: nile river, history, inspirational, sweet, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Fading Into Echoes
some punk rock band on the radio
plays transparently hopeful echoes of some quick romance
while she lounges on the couch in a see-thru dress
smoking expensive french...

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Categories: nile river, beautiful, for her, love,
Form: Free verse
Black and Beautiful
IM BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL

BEAUTIFUL AND BLACK

IM BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL

BEAUTIFUL AND BLACK

 

BEAUTIFUL BLACK EYES NO NEED FOR BLUE CONTACTS

BEAUTIFUL FULL LIPS THAT PART THE NILE...

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Categories: nile river, beautiful, beauty, culture, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
Blood In the Streets
Gang wars
Gang violence
Constant carnage
Endless bloodshed

Why do they continue this
This endless bloodletting
The streets run red
Like the Nile River
But brought by steel and metal
Not by the hand...

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Categories: nile river, angst, black african american,
Form: I do not know?

Book: Reflection on the Important Things