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 ihe d? ?t? bu ihe d? ?k?
? b? ezie na e nwere ad?gbòlója
Mana ihe a gba n’aka
E jighi ènyò ele...

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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 were. . .
They was wonderful
They was wonderful

They were wonderful to behold
My God I sure enjoyed
They were marvelous to my eyes;
I...

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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 nakhwo?Okhwa Papa kulenya sa,

Kimika emba khuchichakana ta
Nekukhabeya likhasi lie chinge
Likenda likeyukha sa oli manye,
Nokwanyola echumoo,khane Wandaayase

Papa Nakhalota ekombe, Mayi naye
Kamani...

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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 ‘bou~bou~bou’ its gases fall,
Sounding like a thunderous trumpet…,
Anus releases the mighty from rectum,
Which makes flies to sing praises to kismet,
Its...

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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 from me?

May be, I may not be perfect,
May be, I may not be your type,
May be, I may not be...

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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 day is still out, my eyes will explore.
I step on the sidewalk, a rhythm has already begun,
my feet on 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 the formidable dark
why must the dusk
be blinded by the cries darkness of light 
be it white or black the Son...

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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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