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Ethiopian Poems - Poems about Ethiopian


The Ancient Eyes of the Ethiopian
The ancient eyes of the Ethiopian sky, Gaze down upon the land, where time drifts by. In their depths, a history etched in every hue, Stories of a culture both old and new. Beneath the celestial canvas, a tapestry unfolds, With stars like diamonds and stories untold. The cradle of humanity, where life first began, In the Ethiopian sky, the Earth's ancient...

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Categories: ethiopian, image, imagery, imagination, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Ethiopian Sand
Ethiopian Sand Miles on exhausted feet Walking in dessert heat Sand storms cause disarray Individuals lose their way Some fall from dehydration and fatigue Others lost to snake and scorpion feigns Hiding in ankle-high plants-underbrush Grazed by donkey, camel, and sheep Fetching for water Gathering woodfire Overseeing domesticity Is a woman’s duty Drawing milk From the herd Is a girl’s...

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Categories: ethiopian, animal, books, character, courage,
Form: Free verse



Ethiopian Eyes
Addis Ababa pulse, Blue Nile passion flow into the heart of a Mtoto midnight Tropical forest desires, soft Harari waves moving at the tidal touch crescent height Jijiga sepia legs dancing Danakil closer to ebb dreams Anticipated pleasure from the static electricity Nubian swaying hips, snowflake moans Mekelle melted Zebra fire kiss ... burnished lips of lava intensity Ethiopian eyes ever ebony sparkling Candice soul of a regal queen Ethiopian...

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Categories: ethiopian, culture, love, romantic, spiritual,
Form: tristich
Ethiopian Sun
Ethiopian Sun My first born son, Bon, died today in my arms Thin arms, swollen stomach, flies touching The cold glazed eyes of his tiny body My tears can’t save him Quench what was thirst Or wash away the sins of living He will never know to read or write He did not know the name of his own land And killer Ethiopian sun Which...

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Categories: ethiopian, abuse, africa, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse
Ethiopian Winds
can we hear the indigo smiles, the golden laughter and the spiritual chants of the Ethiopian wind...

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Categories: ethiopian, imagination
Form: Free verse



Your Ethiopian Eyes
Against your Smooth skin As dark as this Ethiopian night Your heart sparkles Like candy red apples This I am sure and still are Exquisite orange sunset sail Across your Ethiopian eyes...

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Categories: ethiopian, imagination
Form: Free verse
Ethiopian Eyes
This heart Shall rise Like an Ethiopian sun This night Shall end Through these Ethiopian eyes...

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Categories: ethiopian, imagination
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry