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Groundnuts
Groundnuts Poems - Poems about Groundnuts
Reminiscence
...Under the moonlight, the voices chant. Young voices, and nearby, the old men rant Over kegs of fresh palm wine and kola nuts Spitting out proverbs and some, with coconuts. The locust chirps pur......
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Temajung Michael Tanjang
Categories:
groundnuts,
africa, corruption,
Form:
Rhyme
Come To Me All You Rats In My Granary
...come to me all rats in my granary I have a feast for you husks and shells of groundnuts but after though beating you live in shelter without renting eat fresh food without permission sewerage......
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
Categories:
groundnuts,
destiny, life, satire,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
My Folk Song
...Amadioha the great god of Thunder and Justice We have gathered at the shrine of Alusi’gwe To pour libations to you Even as I do my folk song Bring me the ogene, to awaken the spirit of my Forb......
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Chigbo Solomon Peter
Categories:
groundnuts,
culture, dance, god, philosophy,
Form:
Epic
The Christmas Carol
...It's time, a tree-mass patrol. Poverty, the Carol leads. Who fell in this? We,that don't have't done Here in our Carol deed. The mass choir, Fufu tying gele. Eba on suit with red tie. Rice ......
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Oliver Samuel Chukwuebuka
Categories:
groundnuts,
africa,
Form:
ABC
Amaro Yin
...Daughter of Okello Bright like a lather of the unknown in the forest Her sound thunders in my heart like cannon My hands are dark with charcoal like the tire of mkokoteni Amaro yin Anyaka amie......
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Sabbath De Yecouba
Categories:
groundnuts,
romance, sad love,
Form:
Epic
My City
...I live in a city of a Indian state where you can discern refreshing greeneries, that accommodate the kingfishers,Rollers,peacocks,snakes and white cranes Although rice is the major crop,black len......
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Supraja Kannan
Categories:
groundnuts,
culture, identity, tamil,
Form:
Rhyme
Witch Craft
...Mind: so dept; that it surpassed earth, and ethereal, And technology, and science, and maze of anonymous, Whom can tonguely alter any to your preference. Oh, that meek mysteries of your knowledge ......
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Umar Kakamu Aliyu
Categories:
groundnuts,
africa,
Form:
Sonnet
We Are Not Cows To Be Slaughtered
...One cow is equal to one soul; One soul is equal to one cow We are all cows walking on the street, All souls are cows the Namas said! Kill one cow they will kill two souls, Our grasses their......
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John Chizoba Vincent
Categories:
groundnuts,
africa, art,
Form:
Free verse
Nut-Ricious Nutty Poetry
...Most people go bananas over chocolate I'm well nuts about nuts as well Stuff them in chocolate ice-cream or sherbet. Yeah munch on peanuts brunch on hazelnuts Ah lunch on pecan nuts or c......
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Categories:
groundnuts,
word play, , western,
Form:
Rhyme
Spraying Red-Rose
...to print herself the headache of the magnolia sometimes spreads up to the legs of the ripe mangos in the water that creeps up to the horizon the magic-deer of panchbati is sailing solo un......
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Murari Sinha
Categories:
groundnuts,
fantasy
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Warrior's Many Songs Yet Unsung
...I. In the full light of a warriors plight, Sometimes it becomes a case of being slighted and being Aright, Its a case of solemn thinkings to soothe this anguish and its deeprooted pain, Do see t......
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Anthony Edmond
Categories:
groundnuts,
adventure, peace, philosophy, life,
Form:
Ode
Beware! Beguiling Bait
...Up and down in the tree A monkey led a life so free How could she be so glad? From below, thought a hunter’s lad. A jar full of groundnuts he found And placed it on the ground Leaving t......
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Esther Robinson
Categories:
groundnuts,
family, hope, inspirational, life,
Form:
Rhyme