Best Shaka Poems
Below are the all-time best Shaka poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shaka poems written by PoetrySoup members
Tales of King ShakaGbum Shaka!
Sing to me,o Angel of
The legendary conqueror,
The great elephant that
Shook the foundations of
The earth.
Whirrrrrrrrrr......hear the
The voice of the wind
Whispering about...
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Categories:
shaka, adventure
Form:
Epic
TestamentMy father's abeng blew up my mother's womb
And I was chained there
Nine months in darkness drinking blood
Longing for my resurrection from the tomb
Longing to break...
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Categories:
shaka, politicalme, history, me,
Form:
Free verse
UniwestUniwest
Perceived as crown from heavens, mini kingdom of isolated tribes. Its beauty is painted in the wall of beholders eyes. The story of ancient Biblical...
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Categories:
shaka, business, community, culture, education,
Form:
Alliteration
The Mothers CryI am tired of seeing our mothers cry;
It’s painful to see their tears.
It’s been happening much too long,
Down through the years.
You don’t want us to...
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Categories:
shaka, africa, bereavement, culture, god,
Form:
Rhyme
IdentityAt the silted banks of river Nile,
I'd sung to the glory of Lucy;
I'd soared high over the echoing Savanna
and fought and bled for Shaka Zulu.
I...
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Categories:
shaka, africa, destiny, home, life,
Form:
Kwansaba
Africa the Mausoleum of AllTHE MAUSOLEUM OF ALL
Africa is the burial chamber of many,
Millions of men and women rested in peace,
The deepest hole full of important bones,
The bones of...
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Categories:
shaka, grandparents, grave, hero, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Mother AfricaShe is not just images of starving children with bellies bloated with air
She is not just dry faces and tattered clothes with flies circling...
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Categories:
shaka, africa, culture, race,
Form:
Free verse
Confidential BarsHe said.....
I am Steve Biko..... With a fist; not pointed to the sky but rather aimed at your faced, you see it in the air,...
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Categories:
shaka, addiction, analogy, anger, cry,
Form:
Ballad
Who Am IWho am I?
I am a lion who comes out as a goat
I am an ocean with waves big enough to drown
I am a child of...
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Categories:
shaka, absence, adventure, africa, anger,
Form:
Free verse
Small MerciesHe holds his head and lifts his eyes to the sky
Where are you when i need you Lord.. Rama
He intones the creator in a strange...
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Categories:
shaka, prayer, religion, religious, spiritual,
Form:
Blank verse
Girlfriendyou wore large hoop earrings
and platform shoes
plaid gouchoes
a white shirt with a butterfly collar
standing at the corner
sucking on a lollipop
you bought at the candy lady
in...
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Categories:
shaka, kids, love,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Categories:
shaka, africa, betrayal, conflict, corruption,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
LuganoLife has brought a good friend
U're truly adored
God knew what i wanted
A love i truly longed for
Now as we lay
Ondoa shaka tupo pamoja....
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Categories:
shaka, friendship
Form:
Free verse
Transcending MindsI'm looking for a place where greater minds unite
where maybe I could kick back relax and examine Mandelas' plight
where maybe I could compare the theories...
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Categories:
shaka, africa, analogy,
Form:
Rhyme
ZuluThe tribe of tribes of South Africa
Lead by their king Shaka
1816 they formed their state
As they head into history
What be their fate
British Conflict, internal...
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Categories:
shaka, angst, death, history, life,
Form:
Rhyme