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Kalahari Poems - Poems about Kalahari


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Gerry leading the weekly walk* if only giraffe's could talk ' I could show you where to see me' & 'in which hide to be'...

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Categories: kalahari, africa, animal, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Through the Kalahari
As I embarked on my winding way, With gin by my side, come what may, A cold companion, flavored with zest, Juniper berries danced upon my quest. At every sip, a tear did fall, A sorrowful tale, of love's bitter call, But I couldn't resist the drink's sweet sway, For in its warmth, my loneliness would stray. The road was long, the night...

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Categories: kalahari, history, humanity, identity, inspirational,
Form: I do not know?



A Stout Version of Dad
Uncle was a stout version of dad Which I found quite interesting. And a very different lifestyle he led. Dad was a fastidious medical guy But uncle just a farm worker Content just to get by. He lived on a white man's farm Amidst the kalahari desert thickets Where jackals often brought harm. Their abode was a land of milk Although the flies were everywhere. But...

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Categories: kalahari, adventure, animal, boy, character,
Form: Rhyme
The Kalahari
The Kalahari Kneaded clay Form creases The thirst of desert blinding dust and wind Collide of wave and tide Females carry the tribe Their large flappy ears Fan them cool Muddy pools Their sunshade and lemonade Their long trunk, their utensil and instrument The herd graze on green bushes Barge their way through thick trees...

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Categories: kalahari, africa, death, earth, environment,
Form: Free verse
It's the Kalahari
The sun rose that morning like a freshly baked pie Warm and golden Its purpose prepared for the day ahead To torch the bald and hat less heads Its was time to take its place in dust clogged sky Its barely 6 am when the sounds of the first cow bells ring as the beasts of burden make their way...

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Categories: kalahari, africa, animal, earth, nature,
Form: Rhyme




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