Long Continua Poems

Acquah Vicki on Sunday March 31, 2013

 THEY CALL ME NELSON
 
No man can keep the spirit contained 

He herded sheep when they 

called him by name (Rolihlahla)
 
His teacher gave him a new name...

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freedom day 
(april the 27th 1994)


far too many brave compatriots died

and

flooding rivers of tears were cried

far too many families ripped apart

with

daggers cutting into their heart

the pain is felt still deep today
on this glorious sun-splashed South...

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Tilted nation (the oxymoron of a  leadership)

We have heard great news 
Of a land with pleasant views
Where no stranger will refuse
Now lost like Cinderella's shoes

Its now an Open secret
The  extreme degree of unspoken...

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He danced on the decks of tossing ships, danced only for dimes
He danced to the lash and sound of whips, hip moving like dream
And when he reasoned, his words sublime brought heavenly climes
Dance from plantation...

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As I sit and watch
Watch you denounce the obligatory violence
Announcing and pronouncing the fabricated freedom
Joyfully commemorating and celebrating your assassinated true leaders
The enemy killed not the leaders but the ideas
You buried not them but the...

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Why do we have the sky up and not down?
Why does the earth has water all over it?
Why do humans die and never return home?
Why is the moon so far from the earth while
We need...

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The fat director in his piggy mien
 Sitting in opulent oval office,
 Wearing costly French suit
 A delicate silk bow tie,
 While the buttons are straining to keep
 The belly from bursting out,
 In performing...

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(La ballade de) La femme Woor – Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s “The Woor Woman” by T. Wignesan

Le chasseur Bhoori demandit de la colline,
Puisque le ciel à l’ouest était de rouge,
Et le monde entier devenait triste...

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Superar Limites use o Efeito Bannister

Para superar limites 
precisa de 
MÉTODO
E FERRAMENTA
Saber que pode mais... 

Para controlar
um comportamento, 
é preciso um 
Método específico
E saber que pode mais!

Método é tudo!
Método é o combatente de frente
para lutar...

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They have succeeded in putting those
Chains to our legs and called it change.
Is this change I see or chain in disguise? 
Blindly we have answered to their calls
When the day is still young to be...

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Chiunque sente la lunga mancanza
di coloro che ti hanno amato,
non puo' altro che dire a se stesso,
" L'attesa si chiama tempo...
e un breve mese diventa
un'altro anno piu' lungo;
ed altri mesi piu' insopportabili oscurati da questo
tenerissimo...

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Aluta continua
Was that word another message replaced
And the room spun dark as web
The tree no longer walks the night
The bush is silent on the veld
Madiba has passed the lion sleeping
Has left the fruit falling
Has left...

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Solidarity is forever
Solidarity is forever
Solidarity is forever
We shall always fight for our right

What a great chorus they always sing! 
Yet in their hearts
Their belly they tend to save
Not for those they guise to help

If not,...

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La pau sempre

Predicamos
pau a la Setmana Santa,
hem de predicar
la pau al món
en nacions,
a les ciutats,
entre veïns.
hem de predicar la pau
a la llar.

Si prediquem la pau a la Setmana Santa
hem de predicar als nostres cors.

La recerca...

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En  mar sin olas,
          sin peces,
          sin mareas,
        ...

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At the opened door of the weekday
The throat of the gate is choked 
With the clamour of the cliché 
of Aluta continua! 

The little drop of hope 
For the poor to breath on
Is now for...

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Forget us not
(For the countless South Africans, black and white, who sacrificed their lives for democracy)
 
forget us not
fellow traveller in our just cause
 
‘aluta continua’ was our refrain
as we trudged in soggy marshes
malarial fevers...

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The eye's seen enough 
The heart's beat a lot for the bluff
Of the joyful hope of sorrow 
That’s  promised for every morrow 
By the driver of the land's wealth—
Who's covered the land's breath
Like the...

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Unobligated of entourages for serenity and tranquility 
Honest smiles complemented of sincerity creating stability
Withdrawals of ignorance generating wisdom and new gentility
Finally the soul moves freely with a novel sense of mobility
I welcome you maturity ...

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I walked pass the glorious work of Prinsloo and Vuuren
that great and tall statue of Rolihlahla Mandela
Embodying conciliation with a smile
Embracing unity with open arms

I turned around to satisfy myself in honoring the mighty hero
Closely...

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After Katherina
My faith half mast like a flag
Beat no tambourina
For shining citadel and rag
Of old traditions
That could just walk away
Form the desolations
To tell us pray.

After Katherina
I saw the Mason-Dixon line
Was no mere enigma
The living are...

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Vantagem Sempre

Nas vendas diretas,
pessoas de grande sucesso financeiro
grande sucesso emocional
fazem muito dinheiro
e freqüentemente
chegam a posições de grande poder. 

É melhor ainda 
as essas pessoas usam  esse poder 
para realmente tornar o mundo um lugar...

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Embora

Embora as dificuldades,
o trabalho forte continua,
nunca pares de sonhar,
porque os sonhos duradouros
são aqueles que se realizam.

Tu sabes que és o futuro,
enfrenta a tarefa com orgulho e sem medo,
aprende com aqueles que podem ensinar-te,
as experiências daqueles...

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Dia de 24 ou 26 Horas _ Escolha

Hoje em todos os tempos;
todos os dias, podem ter —26 horas até mais.
A Escolha é sua.

Tome consciência — 
se uma pessoa dorme ou vai o cinema gastando 2...

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En  mar sin olas,
          sin peces,
          sin mareas,
        ...

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