Best Yaya Poems

A smile that lights the world
With joyful eyes
Tiny fingers pulling on my hand
And a happy "Lets go!" 
Shes adorable
Shes my whole world
Until I have my...

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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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Fattened and fattened,he became gigantic
His nails so sharp,like the rodents
The belly you may think,a full pregnancy
And the coughing,my father’s son difficult

Years haven’t gone much
Before marrying...

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She thinks she completely invisible..
Truth be told, I've always known.
Always lurking in the background..
Live your own life and leave me alone..

Kindly mind your own business..
Every...

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Koo! Ikhala bwireke ulila, kamaru sokosia
Losia khunyanga kamaru, embulaa inukulukhe
Neyakhenukulukha, waanguwa mukhuru
Rekeresia nono, rekeresia lundi

Namenya khwikongochela, khwipwetya nekhwipwetya
Efwe sekhwatamba engo ta, khuli nabyo
Ewe khumiliya amoni,...

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OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-NativePen 029
EKO @50
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOSS
DATE OF THOUGHT:2015
A damsel was born decades ago
Her name is EKO
Eko Ile Ogbon
She is the most sought after amongst...

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OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-NativePen 029
EKO AKETE @50
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT:2015

A damsel was born decades ago
Her name is EKO
Eko Ile Ogbon
She is the most sought after...

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Storm On The World

The sky on parade the wind has spoken 
down below havoc, trees all 'abroken
Guabancex, exhaled and the blast 'acoming
below man and critters...

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Plaiting, twisting, weaving
It always seemed as though I was
being thatched
Her skill was to fix what was matching
But did she ever bother, to know what
inside my...

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Though still as loving, still as kind and gentle, still as beautiful as they were in days of yore…
today’s grandmas are a different breed than...

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yeiyah

shes the wild child carefree
inhibited, unpredictable
invincible rebel in me
free as a summers breeze
liberated and quick to pop bottles
throw back shots like everyday is a celebration
quick...

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Warm
My heart swells with joy
She erases everything bad from my mind
With just one word
Just one hug 
Just one smile
I love her like I would love...

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I can't seem to face up to the facts.
I'm tense & nervous because of my killer cat.
I can't sleep because my bed is on fire.
Don't...

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La La La,
Ya Ya Ya,
Ga Ga Ga.
Awesome like totally Awesome.
Cool Like I was and she was like Waaah
And I was like "YaYa" and she was...

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May I choose your lips so my kiss can be subject to you, may I feel your touch so we can strum through our problems...

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