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Djibouti Poems - Poems about Djibouti

Sand promises

...“Thousands of desperate migrants die in the desert and at sea, or fall victim to murderers and kidnappers, as they make their way along the ‘eastern corridor’ from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia” - Fred Ha...

Categories: djibouti, fate,
Form: Free verse

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I love Djibouti
I want to duet with you
Do you know the alphabet starts with P 
In philosophy
the variable Q, then too
Or the slang for a cop? dirty screw
Can you be on the fence?
No, yo...

Categories: djibouti, word play,
Form: Rhyme

The Venice door

...That's the Venice door showered with beauty!
Where loneliness is daily on duty,
By its side, a small pool just sailed two boats,
The occupants are most probably ghosts,
If they're humans, they mu...

Categories: djibouti, beauty, boat, cute, flower,
Form: Rondeau

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Honey

...honeymoon 
djibouti, africa....
uranus viewed    ...

Categories: djibouti, nature,
Form: Haiku

Rudy and His Cuties

...I know a comedian named Rudy
  Had a gaggle of fans he called 'Cuties'
    New jokes his Cuties offend
    Which Rudy never intends
  So Rudy hawks crosses in Djibouti...

Categories: djibouti, africa, fun, jobs,
Form: Limerick

Travel Quiz

...1. When in Rome
	a)	Tour Vatican City
	b)	Be awestruck by the Colosseum
	c)	Marvel at the Trevi Fountain
	d)	Study the architecture

2. When in Dubai
	a)	Learn Arabic
	b)	Wear sandals
	c)	Go...

Categories: djibouti, appreciation, city, england, food,
Form: List

Limerick: No Cossacks Charge Down Arc De Triomphe

...Limerick: No Cossacks charge down Arc de Triomphe

No Cossacks charge down Arc de Triomphe
Champs Elysée hourra! in triumph
For World Ruler no less
Come to check French prowess
World rivets ...

Categories: djibouti, america, farewell, french, military,
Form: Limerick

Arab Spring

...From Tripoli to Cairo
I saw the intifada leftover
After Tunisia and Yemen
Like a dam broken
After it had sucked life from dry sand
Morocco, Kuwait, Djibouti and Oman
I heard birds singing at the clif...

Categories: djibouti, political, seasons, autumn,
Form: Free verse

A Land Uknown

...O’ my Djibouti you sight nothing like a sky
Your ways far more old than the sea beds
If words be told, why then spoken mute no
If signs be cajoled, your days be flourished
You have seen variant c...

Categories: djibouti, hope
Form: Sonnet