word play for fun
...Imaginative idealists, Inez, Ian and Inkwell Ida
Illustrious industrious iguanas from Fiji Fida
Invited intelligent Ivan to invest in indigo ink in coveted China
Industries in Indiana, Iowa, Illin...
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Categories:
fiji, word play,
Form: Free verse
Ecofeminism
...Fiji, the land of blue lagoons,
with ancient wisdom still in blooms.
It burns with a sacred flame,
With our women's game.
From the mountains of Nausori Highlands,
To the shores of the islands,...
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Categories:
fiji, discrimination, earth day, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Stewards of the Land
...Oh, Pacific, Paradise at a glance,
Where the ocean sings and mountain dance,
Where nature's beauty knows no bounds,
And ancient matriarchies wisdom resounds.
As the stewards of the land,
They ...
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Categories:
fiji, devotion, discrimination, environment, strength,
Form: Rhyme
Overlooked
...11/7/22
Still there is bombing grounds
A whole lot of clowns
That talk down
I still help in saving lives some of which from a dog pound
Regardless if I ever make my mom proud
In the end it's ...
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Categories:
fiji, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Unlike
...7/23/22
Unlike anyone
Can't be worried about none
Got to get it done
As well as have fun
Doing it all underneath the moon and sun
Took losses but mostly won
Carrying a gun
Weight on my shou...
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Categories:
fiji, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Cracked Glass House Experiment
...Imagine being born into the world as a guinea pig. An experiment that as the ‘master’ of this guinea pig, you have a complete rule over to torment.
Imagine telling this ’guinea-mouse’ in a glass h...
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Categories:
fiji, animal, conflict, confusion, environment,
Form: Free verse
Land Forever Vanuatu
...Land forever – Vanuatu
Irregular Y-shaped group of islands
Which house exotic birds, insects and bats
Active volcanoes give her some spice
Want to investigate a rain forest?
Come on down.
Lan...
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Categories:
fiji, travel,
Form: Free verse
Tropical Paradise
...Where the sun shines and the breeze ruffles the trees,
And there is natural beauty for all to see.
The children laugh and play along the shore,
As seagulls above the water soar.
Deep inland man...
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Categories:
fiji, beautiful, color, happy, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Us Residency Yet Delayed Year 9, But Jesus Is Real To Me
...I wanted to write & testify, one-time suicidal Dr. Anil Deo, is reborn during second half-century on earth! Yes, Jesus is real to me, to revive hope and the desire to live or write, or preach ... whe...
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Categories:
fiji, child, education, endurance, family,
Form: Prose Poetry
Finland, You Up Next Not For Reindeer Or Sardines
...OCTAVE:
LORD, as morn yields to noon (or dawn) my SONnet will please, tease, release:
I greet thee, having access to Your throne by Jesus
And His sacrifice on Calvary: We pray against the Virus
W...
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Categories:
fiji, angst, anti bullying, appreciation,
Form: Sonnet
Melanesian Arts Festival
...We wore our meri blouses
And on stilts built our houses…
We carried our bilums so beautiful
And custom dressings so very colourful.
We wore our island dresses
And displayed our art in richness...
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Categories:
fiji, art,
Form: Verse
Slavery and Reparations All Done
...SLAVERY AND REPARATIONS
I am a descendant of slaves - from India!
Anyone who demands REPARATIONS shake & quake at my words
Competition? So, we have competing tales of bondage?
The Jewish people's...
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Categories:
fiji, africa, america, analogy, black
Form: Bio
Transported: 15 Year Old Poems and Older Number 4
...TRANSPORTATION, A POETRY LESSON OF HISTORY
Transplanted, unwittingly, an invasive plant
Transported – the ship itself – to foreign port
Far, far away from welcome, the known –
So far and foreign,...
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Categories:
fiji, africa, america, career, hate,
Form: Rhyme
Abel Tasman - Diary 1642
...ABEL TASMAN - DIARY 1642
Long since we left the quay,
My glass has scanned the astral dome.
Bright though these stars may be,
They are not the stars of home.
5 January ...
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Categories:
fiji, stars,
Form: Verse
Your Red, White and Blue
...Can you see beyond the mask?
Can you see the man behind the camouflage?
This man has fought for you, protecting you,
your children and your kind at large.
Can you look into his eyes? Can you...
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Categories:
fiji, abuse, color, death, evil,
Form: Free verse
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