Long Addis Poems
Long Addis Poems. Below are the most popular long Addis by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Addis poems by poem length and keyword.
The Greatness of AfricaWhen I look at the Nile or Niger
My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder
As currents daringly flow on each iconic river
Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters
Each mountain, sealed by...
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Categories:
addis, africa, bird, blessing, books, destiny, encouraging, fashion,
Form:
Rhyme
Magdalena Number 6“MAGDALENA #6”
today I returned home from
work and hung my coat up on
the coat rack.
I took off my hat and set it
on the hook right next to it.
Magdalena came to the...
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Categories:
addis, family, father, father daughter, father son, mother,
Form:
Free verse
Black Africa Still In ChainsIts creation’s simplicity still stands as a difficult puzzle
head is twisted backwards while in a forward motion
still looking behind at the chronicles of some centuries ago
long before the infiltration of Christian missionaries and Arab traders
is...
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Categories:
addis, abuse, africa, black african american, education, environment,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
AfricaA place to be; a home to live,
Full of cultures and traditions,
rivers of live.
In crossing the Mediterranean,
‘criss-crossing’ the continent, you see…
A mountain of rivers,
running the Niles to desert,
crossing the Niger to the ocean,
a Congo in...
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Categories:
addis, nature, people, places, song, sound, song, sound,
Form:
Epic
European Sauna Marathon
The European Sauna Marathon does take place
during the coldest winter afternoons in each year
in Otepää in southern Estonia with no fear;
That place called the "winter capital" race takes place there.
People from around the world gather...
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Categories:
addis, endurance, life,
Form:
Sonnet
The Night Is YoungIn the night when I can not sleep,
when I dream about dreaming
when even God is sleeping
and the devil is out looking
for lost souls.
I think about silly things,
I think about the baker
who just woke up, his
poor...
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Categories:
addis, desire, dream, how i feel, nostalgia,
Form:
Blank verse
The Pacific and the Speaker"THE PACIFIC AND THE SPEAKER"
$260.00 in my bank account.
34 years old.
240 pounds.
2 failed relationships,
well there were more than 2.
what I’m referring to is the
ones that produced children.
as the Midnight Special plays
to my Pacific,...
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Categories:
addis, death, deep, future, judgement, light, remember, son,
Form:
Free verse
Roasted Faraway, For Pius AdesanmiBy Izunna Okafor
Beyond the shrubs of Sahara
Lifted a munt of brainy bond
Over the Mississippi of Ethiopia
Lofted a penner with his hunky thoughts
Across the bridge of a foreign land
Hovered a book of beautiful pages
Tightly enclaved yet...
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Categories:
addis, africa, death, life, tribute, voyage,
Form:
Elegy
Midnight In Johannesburg1.
Calm descends,
feathery, misty, settling gently on this city’s breath.
Elusive sleep,
teases,
hiding amongst the clouds,
while silver ribbons of moonlight, caress the concrete.
2.
Midnight in Jo’burg,
alone, in this wild-eyed, crazy city,
warm and cruel at once,
ragged, torn, sublime,
brimming with African...
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Categories:
addis, forgiveness, freedom, history, hope, inspirational, introspection, journey,
Form:
I do not know?
Mother AfricaOh! Mother Africa!
From the East to the West, from the North to the South of
...
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Categories:
addis, courage, peace, mother, africa, mother,
Form:
Light Verse
Ethiopian Eyes
Addis Ababa pulse,
Blue Nile passion flow
into the heart of a Mtoto midnight
Tropical forest desires,
soft Harari waves moving
at the tidal touch crescent height
Jijiga sepia legs
dancing Danakil closer to ebb dreams
Anticipated pleasure from the static electricity
Nubian swaying...
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Categories:
addis, culture, love, romantic, spiritual,
Form:
tristich
African Queen Wake UpIn Kampala African queen lives
In Johannesburg African queen sleeps
In Nairobi African queen smiles
In Lagos African queen sings
In Kinshasa African queen dances
In Addis Ababa African queen debates
In Juba and Mogadishu Africa queen weeps
To Kigali and Accra...
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Categories:
addis, africa, beauty, metaphor, song,
Form:
Lyric
The BeginningThe Beginning
By Joji Varghese Kuncheria
Four decades ago my sojourn started,
In my mid - twenties, as to be precise,
A journey of a lifetime so joyous,
By a lad daring, bold and determined,
To perceive, explore and conquer...
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Categories:
addis, 12th grade, africa, career,
Form:
Sonnet