AS LONG AS THE WIND STILL BLOWS
...As long as the wind still blows
His words will still reecho
In the dreams we forget when we wake
In the thoughts that dip and surface.
"Africa must unite
We have the resources
We have the man...
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Categories:
cameroon, 12th grade, absence, africa,
Form: Free verse
tellers flawed
...sub test
bested friscans, outed
not a vow about it
sheens and dreams
cameroon once held blooms in truth
never hid out in bosnia long enough
with opened hands
looking be kind at him
israelly w...
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Categories:
cameroon, africa, islamic, obituary, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Smuggler's Boat
...Migrants on the move from violence
their only possession
breath-space on a smuggler’s boat
secured with back-bent harvests
in pretzel-bent systems
weight of crates of strawberries
hoisted on ...
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Categories:
cameroon, boat, death, hope, journey,
Form: Free verse
Peace
...Now, let assume that the sacred human body is the world
and here is Nigeria, this is America, what is Cameroon?,
where is Cambodia?, how is China?, who are you?,
what is South Africa?,...
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Categories:
cameroon, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
She’s not GONE SHE'S JUST NOT HERE Grandma LUE is in the HEAVENLIES
...Elegy
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”
-Rumi
Soil so dust to dust another ...
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Categories:
cameroon, analogy, appreciation, bereavement, death,
Form: Elegy
THE PLAINS OF CAMEROON
...If I ever visited Cameroon
I'll aimlessly wander in its vast lands
Savouring every moment of its beauty
And marvel at the mysterious work of God's hand
If I ever visited Cameroon
I'll make f...
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Categories:
cameroon, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Cameroon
...Cameroon, oh Cameroon,
Land of beauty and grace.
Your splendor I embrace.
Your people, proud and strong,
With hearts that beat as one.
Their voices rise in song,
Beneath the African blue skies....
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Categories:
cameroon, africa, art, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Free verse
The Greatness of Africa
...When I look at the Nile or Niger
My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder
As currents daringly flow on each iconic river
Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters
Each mountain, sea...
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Categories:
cameroon, africa, bird, blessing, books,
Form: Rhyme
Their Fighting Spirit To Win
...I will be quite honest with you
this girl does not know a thing about football or soccer
men or women's, not a thing . . .
but, I can feel the excitement of what is happen...
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Categories:
cameroon, dedication, football, soccer, women,
Form: Free verse
The Price of Being a Woman
...In da Cameroon by da light of da moon,
The mothers iron their daughter breasts,
They put hot rocks to stop the shocks,
Of unwanted pregnancy.
In Bangaladesh when the sky is fresh,
The men thro...
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Categories:
cameroon, 10th grade,
Form: ABC
Bottle Dance
...BOTTLE DANCE
Across my land, abysses gnaw at automobiles,
From the foot of the mountain,
To the shores of the oil fountain.
Certificated youths drinking piss to mellow their brains,
Clutching...
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Categories:
cameroon, absence, anger, freedom, history,
Form: Blank verse
African Cameroon Nigerian Birth From the Creek Nation
...African Cameroon Nigerian Birth from The CREEK NATION
I am black
Yet I am one of God lambs
I am also African/CameroonNigerian
And also birth from the Creek nation
Lo, I am of blended shade
D...
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Categories:
cameroon, appreciation, black african american,
Form: Bio
What Am I Thankful For Testimonial Part One
...What AM I Thankful For Testimonial
What AM I Thankful For testimonial
what am I thankful for do you really want to know
some the average person may think it's insane
of my belief and fait...
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Categories:
cameroon, appreciation, motivation, thanksgiving,
Form: Bio
Gods Children
...-Evocation-
The thunderous sound cut through the building
The deafening blast shaking its very foundation –
I jumped awake, in agonizing trepidation
And sat up in bed, my chest pounding.
The...
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Categories:
cameroon, bereavement, conflict, dark, death
Form: Elegy
My Country Land
...MY COUNTRY LAND
Oh my Cameroon,
From the colors of a desiring mind,
Hums from an ancestral hands,
The Switzerland of an African land,
It true nature, beauty of it kind,
Footage from it Holy...
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Categories:
cameroon, allusion, beauty, dedication,
Form: Sonnet
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