Animal Antics
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Our stuffed animal, Marcus
rarely, if ever, barks at us
While our octopus, sultry Sadie
has better arms than Tom Brady
And our favorite raccoon, Cameroun
grins when...
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Categories:
cameroun, animal, giggle, word play,
Form: Couplet
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:
cameroun, absence, anger, freedom, history,
Form: Blank verse
Bantu Migrations: Ntu, Umb, Mumbi, Nagabumba
...when they reached Cameroun, from the heart of Africa's West
they had no priests; they had no religion; they knew IMMENSITY
they had, too, the fairest of metaphors (no macho patriarchy):
recalling ...
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Categories:
cameroun, africa, culture, history, humanity,
Form: Didactic
Un Poeme Pour Mon Pays
...Un poème pour mon pays
Chère patrie
Le berceau de races
Vous êtes parmi les nombreuse
Avec une grande diversité de vue
Dans ce mulâtre des langues occidentales
Oh grand triangle!
Tu te ...
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Categories:
cameroun, appreciation,
Form: Free verse