Gabon Poems


When Samuel L Jackson discovered his Lineage in Gabon

...“…. It’s a deep thing to find out that you belong somewhere.”  
Roots
Dirt
Black
Time
Roots
Drums
Feted
Tribe
Roots
That you belong somewhere, is a deep thing to find out.

Bill Marable 1...
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Categories: gabon, africa, black love, celebration,
Form: Free verse

Da Sarig ko Sirig

...Da sa maninai na da sa balakesan
Na lumangkap so tenggao,
Na imanto a gagawii na singayo akn so gagaw
Ogaid na di patot oba pangampit.

Kataya a tentengan nakn so gabon
Sa kapapal iyan na kiyak...
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Categories: gabon, love,
Form: Free verse


WHAT DO THEY BENEFIT TO KEEP THEIR TREASURES THERE

...What do they  benefit to keep
their  treasures there? 
As seeing some Africans
passing through serious challenges 
which were made by some people 
who hate them secretly 
and remain silently 
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Categories: gabon, africa, imagery,
Form: Free verse

Truths Facing the World

...how Africa will be if influential leaders 
continue speaking the truths 
about injustice in the  World? 
It is always good to speak the truth on earth.
I always pray  millions of people to get us...
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Categories: gabon, africa, encouraging, political, truth,
Form: Free verse

Forced Retirement of Some African Military Generals After the Coup of Gabon Yesterday

...some African presidents  forced  the retirement
of  some military generals and others removed them
 from some key posts  yesterday 
After  the coup d'état of Gabon. 
Some African presidents
who ...
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Categories: gabon, depression, fear, political,
Form: Free verse


Military Coup Erupts In Gabon After the Re-Election of Ali Bongo

...Some senior military seized power in Gabon today,
Ali Bongo 's family led the country 
in fifty five years under umbrella 
of French  government as there were protected
The so called French inter...
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Categories: gabon, political,
Form: Free verse

Golden Key

...In a bizarre way I stood awhile
Watching the unfolding melodrama
Got the hint:
Our Queen's Lady in Waiting
Has misplaced our golden key.

Like an eagle must she fly
From Gabon to Gambia
From ...
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Categories: gabon, africa, endurance, moving on,
Form: Free verse

Maranao Poem - Muri a Kapagodas

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MURI A KAPAGODAS

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Magodas ako Gadong,
a igagador ko Alam,
na Sagayanan onSnang,
ko Gapa a Simalawn,
a Dayamonthaya ragat,
ko alabat sa Slangan,
a inikarantangadat,
na Piyaladkho Mari...
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Categories: gabon, analogy,
Form: Ballade

The Blood of Martyrs

...The Blood of Martyrs

 “He stood aloof the ***** youth
What of his future?”
Peter Abrahams

When the guns thunder
In Cameroon or Côte-d’Ivoire
In Mali or Burkina Faso
Limitless martyrs
Disa...
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Categories: gabon, patriotic, peace,
Form: Free verse

African Love Map

...Captured by the beauty of Lillian
I think of her on the coast of Durban.
With her is where I want to be.
So beautiful she could be a Wodaabe.
There's no way I could assign a worth,
Indeed the mo...
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Categories: gabon, africa, beauty, emotions, journey,
Form: Rhyme

Albinos' Song

...A song of love to all ALBINOS, a song I will sing till my last day.

Let every lung help out in singing 
Let every mouth breath the song I air
Let everyone blessed with muscles flex
For this is ...
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Categories: gabon, anger, devotion, planet,
Form: Free verse

The Pipeline

...absolutely nothing stops the pipeline.

 

it penetrates all ways of life

all borders, all villages & towns---

the pipeline kills everything in its path if it dare stand in the way

of its progress...
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Categories: gabon, life,
Form: Free verse
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