Long Bibi Poems
Long Bibi Poems. Below are the most popular long Bibi by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Bibi poems by poem length and keyword.
Epitaph For a Palestinian ChildEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
This poem has also been titled "Epitaph for a Child of...
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Categories:
bibi, absence, bereavement, conflict, death, discrimination, eulogy, funeral,
Form:
Epitaph
Tawfiq Zayyad Translation: Here We Shall RemainHere We Shall Remain
by Tawfiq Zayyad
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Like twenty impossibilities
in Lydda, Ramla and Galilee ...
here we shall remain.
Like brick walls braced against your chests;
lodged in your throats
like shards of glass
or prickly cactus...
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Categories:
bibi, arabic, poems, poverty, prison, race, racism, song,
Form:
Free verse
First They Came For the MuslimsFirst they came for the Muslims
after Martin Niemoller
First they came for the Muslims
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Muslim.
Then they came for the homosexuals
and I did not speak out
because I was...
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Categories:
bibi, culture, discrimination, faith, god, islamic, truth, usa,
Form:
Free verse
CleansingsCleansings
by Michael R. Burch
Walk here among the walking specters. Learn
inhuman patience. Flesh can only cleave
to bone this tightly if their hearts believe
that God is good, and never mind the Urn.
A lentil and a bean might...
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Categories:
bibi, holocaust, prison, race, racism, violence, world war
Form:
Verse
Night Labor, for Rachel CorrieNight Labor
by Michael R. Burch
for Rachel Corrie
Tonight we keep the flame alive;
we keep the candle lit.
We burn bright incense in your name
and swear we’ll not forget—
your innocence, your courage,
your commitment—till bleak night
surrenders to irrevocable dawn
and...
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Categories:
bibi, children, courage, hate, innocence, love, mother, night,
Form:
Rhyme
How Do You DoWell, my father was a farmer, just chickens and cows
When it came to raisin' 'em, he really knew how
To milk those bovines for all they were worth
And to keep those chickens from wrasslin' in the...
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Categories:
bibi, farm, father, jewish, religion, son, violence,
Form:
Lyric
What is In The BoxI see a box in the tree with something waiting for thee; I wonder what is in there? Do you have something to share? Christmas is drawing near and boxes of every size are waiting...
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Categories:
bibi, appreciation, best friend, books, business, dedication, encouraging,
Form:
Narrative
African WomanAFRICAN WOMAN
Who are you, African woman?
What’s your identity?
What do you stand for??
Black is beauty they say but the beauty lies in our core values and virtues.
Look at the African child groomed and nourished...
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Categories:
bibi, africa, appreciation,
Form:
Free verse
The Disaster Haunts Bhopal On the night of December 2, 1984
a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant
was a terrible tragedy that continues to evoke
strong emotions even 30 years later,
disaster...
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Categories:
bibi, death, emotions, sad,
Form:
Free verse
He Cheated On MeDafina catens
```He cheated```
He cheated and said im the liar,
Aty me ni elder wa brothel me ni malaya,
Akapack... madem ni wengi akaishia ulaya,
Sina ubaya bro ulinipata kwa choir,
He cheated on me na madem wa campo,
Aty...
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Categories:
bibi, allegory, depression,
Form:
Rhyme
On the Brink of CatastropheThis subject is too fraught for eloquent poetry
So please indulge me in a straightforward thought or three
For the first time in its modern history
Israel is on the brink of...
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Categories:
bibi, anxiety, conflict, how i feel, international, military,
Form:
Couplet
A Wider Beam
Night after night, images flicker on the tube
Horrific images of ‘the enemy’ dying
Dying ‘Agent-Orange’ deaths
...
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Categories:
bibi, death, history, horror, technology, truth, war,
Form:
Rhyme
The BlasphemerKhadim Rizvi preaches gore
To his followers rioting in Lahore
He, wears lipstick and ladies dresses
His followers had lobotomies on dirty floors
They wish to murder a young girl of faith
for perceived insults to their petite virility
oh how...
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Categories:
bibi, abuse, allah, corruption, evil, hate, prejudice,
Form:
Quatrain
Butcher's Dream NecktieWhat is a necktie dangling for?
too stiff, too thin to be a scarf,
a bibi or apron;
too smooth to be a good hankie,
too short to be a...
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Categories:
bibi, parody
Form:
Tail-rhyme
Who, Uswho, US?
by Michael R. Burch
jesus was born
a palestinian child
where there’s no Room
for the meek and the mild
... and in bethlehem still
to this day, lambs are born
to cries of “no Room!”
and Puritanical scorn ...
under Herod, Trump,...
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Categories:
bibi, abuse, bible, christian, jesus, race, racism, violence,
Form:
Free verse
Liberation, How Quickly ForgottenIn 2006, Israel pulled out of Gaza
liberating the Gazans
at the behest of noble global statesmen 'round the world ...
In a wink, Hamas swooped in and...
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Categories:
bibi, freedom, international, jewish, violence, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Nina Rafiki I Have a Friend---Nina rafiki I Have A Friend---
Nina rafiki
Nina rafiki
Hapa duniani
Na mbinguni
Nina rafiki
Oh, ndiyo mimi nina rafiki;
Na si wewe tafadhali kuwakaribisha
Jina lake duniani ni .... wewe kujaza tupu
Jina lake duniani ni .... wewe kujaza tupu
Unajaza tupu
Lakini...
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Categories:
bibi, analogy, appreciation, blessing, engagement, friend,
Form:
Lyric
YoungestOne day I met an old woman,
Who said am supposed to greet,
Her harsh words made me scared,
But then I said "Shikamoo Bibi".
With her beautiful white hair,
She just look at me angry,
She didn't reply to my...
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Categories:
bibi, age, allah, child, fear, feelings, grandmother, old,
Form:
Alliteration
Ersatz PeacePrime Minister Netanyahu
Present Knesset, Likud Jew
Said Jews have duel capitals:
Jerusalem with armed control
And the city of Tel Aviv.
Who is this ruler called “Bibi”
Who rejects the peace summit talks?
With his constant thwarting and balks
And a recent...
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Categories:
bibi, political
Form:
Couplet