Education Poems

Read wonderful education poetry on the following sub-topics: childhood, girl, haiku, importance of, inspirational, physical, success, system, technology, and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Ahm Your Medicine	Vicki Acquah	Lyric	culture, deep, education, endurance,
	SCHOOL, 1950s, YORKSHIRE	Tony Hargreaves	Blank verse	bible, education, faith, religion,
	Do You know	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	education, adventure, art, business, community,
	GREAT EDUCATION	Beata Agustin	Cinqku	appreciation, christian, education, faith,
	FREE EDUCATION	Beata Agustin	Kimo	education, perspective, truth, wisdom,
	GROW IN WISDOM	Beata Agustin	Cinquain	bible, christian, education, faith,
	KEEP LEARNING	Beata Agustin	Jueju	bible, christian, education, god,
	BIBLICAL EDUCATION	Beata Agustin	ABC	bible, christian, education, faith,
	Knowledge	Kevon Worrell	Sonnet	career, education, for teens,
	Educating Hook	Lycia Harding	Limerick	education, school,
	Roads Far Less Travelled	brian rusch	Free verse	education, freedom, life, philosophy,
	Communion Reformations	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	education, humor, integrity, math,
	The one question we should all be asking	David Smith	Light Verse	education, analogy, boat, character, community,
	Dreamtime Wanderlust	M. L. Kiser	Free verse	dream, education, growth, how
	the bookcase	douglas pederson	Free verse	education,
	PROTEST AGAINST MISEDUCATION	Beata Agustin	Dramatic Monologue	christian, education, faith, god,
	Sinai Campaign, 1967	Dennis Spilchuk	Quatrain	education, history, jewish, war,
	Have You Seen The Mermaid Princess	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	adventure, appreciation, beauty, education,
	Inside Green Africa	Mugisho Theophile	ABC	africa, appreciation, creation, education,
	To Educators	Kudzai Mhangwa	Free verse	education, teacher, thank you,
	Why Positive is Healthier	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	analogy, education, health, integrity,
	Humanity Is Lost	Tiffany Phillips	Free verse	education, 7th grade, culture, dedication,
	The Dragon's Princess	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	adventure, appreciation, beautiful, education,
	SuperIntentional Perry	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	earth, education, faith, health,
	Wandering Sorceress	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	education, health, history, integrity,
	The Child-Measurers	Nina Parmenter	Rhyme	children, education, teacher,
	Scorpio	Nusku Asar	Tanka	education, absence, addiction, brother, death,
	Do You Remember Jumping Rope	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	education, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, art,
	Always Something New	Brenda Chiri	Couplet	change, education, environment, life,
	Son of a Butcher	arthur vaso	Free verse	angst, animal, art, education,
	Amy	Danny Noble	Sonnet	easter, education, fear, freedom,
	The Eiffel Tower - La Tour Eiffel	Dennis Spilchuk	Verse	celebration, education, french, history,
	Horoscopes	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	addiction, allusion, creation, education,
	FIND PEACE	Line Gauthier	Free verse	education, happiness, life, meaningful,
	Searching for Macmillan Hall	Bill Keen	Rhyme	assonance, education, history, metaphor,
	Murderous Sprees	matthew harris	Political Verse	america, anger, discrimination, education,
	The Secret's Out	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	adventure, childhood, education, fairy,
	IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY: LXXIV	T Wignesan	Dramatic Monologue	education, graduation, prison, religion,
	Reading Out Loud	matthew harris	Free verse	education, 12th grade, 3rd grade,
	Not Just A Sand Box	Bette Bavington	Villanelle	education, adventure, art, beauty, children,
	Enola Gay	Dennis Spilchuk	Verse	education, history, usa, war,
	To Be King In The Land Of Princess	Bette Bavington	Rhyme	adventure, appreciation, childhood, education,
	BIBLIOBIBULI	aditi sheemar	Rhyme	education, addiction, appreciation, books, crush,
	Non-Rocket Science	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	culture, earth, education, health,
	The Incarcerated Word	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	education,
	Looping	ilene bauer	Rhyme	education,
	Unsettling Spirits	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	destiny, education, games, health,
	Pagoda	Esther Yau	Acrostic	education,
	RACE	aditi sheemar	Free verse	education, character, cheer up, dedication,
	Einstein's Brain	Dennis Spilchuk	Quatrain	america, education, history, science,

Education Poem Example

Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom

(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)



Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom:



Solomon Mahlangu was trained as an MK soldier with a view to later rejoining the struggle in the country.


He left South Africa after the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when he was 19 years old, and was later chosen to be part of an elite force to return to South Africa to carry out a mission commemorating the June 16th 1976 Soweto student uprising.


After entering South Africa through Swaziland and meeting his fellow comrades in Duduza, on the East Rand (east of Johannesburg), they were accosted by the police in Goch Street in Johannesburg.


In the ensuing gun battle two civilians were killed and two were injured, and Mahlangu and Motloung were captured while acting as decoys so that the other comrade could go and report to the MK leadership.


Motloung was brutally assaulted by the police to a point that he suffered brain damage and was unfit to stand trial, resulting in Mahlangu facing trial alone.


He was charged with two counts of murder and several charges under the Terrorism Act, to which he pleaded not guilty.


Though the judge accepted that Motloung was responsible for the killings, common purpose was argued and Mahlangu was found guilty on two counts of murder and other charges under the Terrorism Act.


On 15 June 1978 Solomon Mahlangu was refused leave to appeal his sentence by the Rand Supreme Court, and on 24 July 1978 he was refused again in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court.


Although various governments, the United Nations, International Organizations, groups and prominent individuals attempted to intercede on his behalf, Mahlangu awaited his execution in Pretoria Central Prison, and was hanged on 6 April 1979.


His hanging provoked international protest and condemnation of South Africa and Apartheid.


In fear of crowd reaction at the funeral the police decided to bury Mahlangu in Atteridgeville in Pretoria.


On 6 April 1993 he was re-interred at the Mamelodi Cemetery, where a plaque states his last words:


‘My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom.

Tell my people that I love them.

They must continue the fight.’



Mahlangu died for a cause!



Salute!



The Struggle Continues…




(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)

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