Gboko Gives Chase
...In Gboko, where the dust motes dance and play,
A town, a city, a people, some would say.
What defines its spirit, a riddle, a quest,
With a gait too familiar, putting all to the test.
"Gboko!" ...
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Categories:
ivo, africa, culture, funny, happiness,
Form: Narrative
The Stolen Mandate
...He has a caring heart, he has the passion
He came to his own, his own accepted him
He came to render selfless service to his people
The burden is upon his solder, he's ready to bear it
He s...
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Categories:
ivo, discrimination, leadership, political,
Form: Political Verse
More Than a Little
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Two cotton heads Dixie Babel talking,
prickly said,
Darkies don’t know much of nothing
They got empty skulls
full of careless, tropical lazy
Coconut bodies just laying around tannin...
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Categories:
ivo, humorous, irony, judgement, truth,
Form: Tristich
The Slovenly Slovene
...In an attempt to establish an uncertain linkage between 2 parables,
Ivo Torena resorted to impress his colleagues all night long; hence,
awkward as a cow on a crutch, he was cowed into pilfering ba...
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Categories:
ivo, assonance, aubade, beauty, confidence,
Form: Verse
Dude, Where's My Automobile
...Not advertising that flippant flick. I just want to know
where my blooming flivver is. It ruffles my feathers no
end to find out, when exiting the embassy,
that my buggy's whereabouts are a mystery.
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Categories:
ivo, animal, bird, car, fish,
Form: Burlesque
A Heartfelt Review
...Ivo, I certainly do not find this poem to my liking;
Notwithstanding, I encourage you to keep on writing
Just because I don't like this one you don't have to be sad.
I do enjoy most of your writin...
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Categories:
ivo, career, education, friendship, work,
Form: Rhyme