Long Bora Poems

Those were such happy days, for I had lately been deeded a farm,
My aunt and uncle were retiring, so tillage had lost its charm.

Since they were childless, and to a retirement community bound,
It seemed I...

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I will be 75 on June 26th and married for 50 years on August 27th. 
I have a Master's Degree in Labor Economics and BA's in Sociology 
and Psychology. I was Supervisor of Labor Market...

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Où allons nous? Translation of Oodgeroo  Noonuccal’s “Where are we going” by T. Wignesan

Ils sont venus dans une petite ville
Une bande à moitié nue soumise silencieuse
Tout ce qui restait de leur tribu.
Ils sont venus...

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It’s deeper than words, for she arose more glorious -n- prettier than any earthly rose, 4 I lay with inside her pink abode, it’s deeper than life, -n- more intricate than when day meets night,...

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Talkin bout 'Ahunda,
Talkin bout 'Ahunda,
Talkin bout 'Ahunda;

Mtu huyu huko na suti ya kijivu cha flannel;
Yeye huko juu na takataka ya kuzungumza kwa kinywa hizNi jivin kufikiriNi yeye ni mzuri sana;
Na kumchukua dada huyo huko, yeah...

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HAIL THEE OSAMA, NOT !

I cry your demise, Oh dear Osama
For you live not long to be a saint
From The sour fruits you sow since the decades

Just yesterday, your elder was blessed
John was called, Oh...

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KANGA BORA MARI YA ABDALLA

After graduation son of Walla
i lived at a coastal town
where the people so hated the warmth..
they chose to move at nite
in the clothes they were born with..
Son of Walla i was...

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-- Kukupenda wewe  Loving you  Loving You --swahili

Kukupenda wewe Loving you  Loving You
Kukupenda wewe Loving you  Loving You
Kukupenda wewe Loving you  Loving You
Hakuna mtu anayeweza kuwa bora zaidi kuliko wewe;
Hakuna...

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What Might They Find There

If someone was to look there
deep into my soul
They would find a bucket list that looks like an ancient scroll
The list of things of my heart's desires 
1. To see the...

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Now comes the wind,
   stealth like creeper whispering
   venting in the shadowy image of the trees.
A calm soft breeze easing in at first,
   a sojourner on the bland gray...

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Days of children's innocence
Have gone a shade of grey
By a society focused on the senses
Overpowering the need for spiritual higher grade
As self gratification has become its trend

 
Homes, empty, gone to silence
Parents gone to pursue...

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Along shores and the rolling hills
Circles of lightnings keep their vigil
Thunder dressed in curtains of rain
Lashed by the giant Luma the great.

Red shades of the blood wood tree
Colouring the waters of twilight pools
In dreamtime where...

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Big Bore in Bora Bora

Saw lovely lady called incredible Dora
Who was met by me in Bora Bora
The biggest bore I must have been;
Didn't want to see me again.
       ...

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Heavy reading glasses
Thick dark eye lashes
Braced lined white teeth
Staring quietly on a seat

Easy humor your simple style
Yet, it touch me for long time
Sharp witty conversations
Invited me with no hesitations

Chin high - up so I could...

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When everyone wore Calvin Klein
I wore pairs of Old Navy jeans and graphic tees
When everyone carried a mouthful Menthol Cigarettes
I carried a mouthful of Sour Patch Kids
When everyone was  having cups of  Kalik
I...

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I lay in my frozen bed, teeth ruthlessly chattering.
Intense darkness made me rise and stretch a bit. 
The useless coverlet hardly warmed my shoulders,
As from outside thunder boomed and rattled panes.
An electric storm evolved into...

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On the isle of Bora Bora
Ancient are the crafts that lie there.
White beaches beckon those who linger
and those who taste the salty air.

I met a girl there on that island.
Later she became my wife.
Now aged...

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I feel for next-house Nora
Getting poorer and poorer:
A plant facing stem borer
While she seems a goal scorer 
Her idle hours rarer 
State of things not fairer...

Nora's younger: Victoria
Is doing well in Pretoria
And her cousin Eugenia
Sure...

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