Best Taa Poems

Mma (Beauty)


Izunna Okafor dere ab? a


Kere kere ka ? na-egbu
?b?nad? n’anya onye ìsì
Onye chi ya g?zìrì
O were nke ya, mebe ngàlá

Mma ad?gh? n’ótú ?n?tsha
Maka na...

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I was asleep
And in my dreams were visions
Visions of beauty grandeur
For there were
Angels
Interacting moving so invasively
Such wonders
A delight beautiful as prisms and lights and they...

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NOTE: Submitted in the source language for comparative study and scholarly purposes.

Kwanera kwanera, mala kwabuka
Kamatere kachonjoma oli ko, ka mwaka,
Lisese wakela oli manya, sisombo
Ne khukholola...

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When you look at me, what do you see?
When you look at me, what do you expect?
When you look at me, what do you need...

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My stomach rumbles after a hot meal,
I pack along the road to obey this call,
As I run into the bush, it rumbles still,
On bending down...

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"Hey could I come?"

"Sure."

She's very simple I thought, she just hangs up on the time she bought.
I ready myself and head out the door, the...

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Beacons of light

haki
taa iko wapi
katika giza kubwa
kwanini jioni
kupofushwa na giza linalo kulia
iwe nyeupe au nyeusi Mwana ainuka
Mungu anatufanya wote kuwa Beacons za nuru

justice
where the light
in...

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You say “po-tay-to”…I say “po-taa-to”…just eat the French fries…

9/25/2021

Difference of Opinion Poetry Contest...

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