Long Kente Poems

Hello there !
Black or white 
A mixture of yellow or green 
Blue eyes or thick lips 
May be Short or tall ,fat or slim 
A blend of Asian or Caucasian 
African or wherever you from,
Do...

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In youthful exuberance I become a culture bandit
Well exposed, but never really learning.
Modernity taking a toll as Papa and Ante chased the goods
For my sake they said... No mistakes... deed was good
Nanny TV with her...

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In youthful exuberance I become a culture bandit
Well exposed, but never really learning.
Modernity taking a toll as Papa and Ante chased the goods
For my sake they said... No mistakes... deed was good
Nanny TV with her...

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Tell them!

Look on to my face
And let fall the secret
We hided in the invisible bier 
Of eternity
When all eyes and ears 
were blinded and deafened
By sleep
Let the vultures 
Of the evil forest 
Spice my body
For...

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I am....
An Ashanti warrior A Bantu dancer 
I am a Yoruba royal clothed in my Asooke 
Dancing Adowa and kpalogo to tunes from wulomei and masekela  

I am proud Masai 
Standing around manyattas, 
Jumping...

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On the coast of gold(Ghana) where ethnic cultures intertwines like glittering and colourful 'bonwire' kente
A vibrant tapestry of diversity divine. 
Starting from the South where the powerful Ashanti real heritage
Tracing to the Fante coastal tales...

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On the coast of gold(Ghana) where ethnic cultures intertwines like glittering and colourful 'bonwire' kente
A vibrant tapestry of diversity divine. 
Starting from the South where the powerful Ashanti real heritage
Tracing to the Fante coastal tales...

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"Super credence...!"
Coming from the west,
Known by many;very popular and people's figure, 
Qualified with soft speech,modified with prominent smile,
Dressed with simplicity,but very focal, 
The complexion is matched to brilliance, 
Lifted up in air was the nose;catching...

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What of this day we say we like?
Can any of we be sure to say we
Tried to find the Nile In the 
Kente cloth style? Regard this
Further on the trail to the trial.
We BE bright....

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Alluring beauty and soul-lifting smile on her face; Glittering natural hair coiled inside her golden kente scarf.

Her perfectly shaped legs in her stunning faded blue jeans. She’s beauty defined!
carefully moulded nose on a wonderfully formed...

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Soft autumn rain ...
cascading over brightly colored cherry blossoms,
releasing a sweet scent of aromatic aphrodisiac
A fragrance of springtime love blowing in the gentle autumn wind

Our two hearts made a vow that day
We promised to fall...

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From the Kente' cloth﷯﷯
etched into the fibers﷯﷯
like your knitted embryo﷯﷯
when I carried you﷯﷯
﷯﷯From the Yoakum cloth﷯﷯
torn in places﷯﷯
woven with brightly ﷯﷯
colored yarn﷯﷯
﷯﷯From the Third Ward cloth﷯﷯
tattered and ripped﷯﷯
to form squares﷯﷯
sewn into my heart﷯﷯
﷯﷯From the Gee's...

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You are an illusion
I do not see
Who it is I am supposed to be
Who it is I am linked in destiny
Be it a nightmare or a dream

Who are you spiritually 
Are you fuschia flower
Are you...

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From Wisconsin the American walked the streets of Lagos
To black Africa welcome! To the pearly continent
Cradle of creation, primordial of civilizations
To the thickest jungles, haven of gigantic elephants
Den of fiercest lions and colourful gazelles
Ours is...

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A is for amber ambition and amethyst dreams
B is for believing in yourself and becoming
C is for creativity courage and celebrating 
D is for developing Deja vu and dancing 
E is for engaging and encouraging...

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Swahili sighs on blue baited breath
Soothing solitary soul of black
You hold my hand and play with my hair
Keeping kente anxiety back

Your caress and kiss curl my toes
Make me dream of being your wife
But in our...

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Amethyst jewels a wedding ring
Blue birds song happy to sing
Cotton clouds in the sky in spring
Denim allowed in my casual dream 
Ebony eyes in a baby face
First prize in a poetic race
Green grass between my...

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The Kente Rug

Yet not time for me to say, say mine of thoughts
Another rug has been dump into the mud of our thoughts
Never to find a stint of a possible usage
Now this age has caught...

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Colored checkered patterns
Dashing vibrant colors
Hand woven cloth strips
Dazzling geometric shapes.

Characterized weft designs
Vivid eye appealing texture
Ghana’s national cloth
Royals favorite outfit.

From coast of western Africa
An indigenous local brand
Handed from Ages to Ages
Maiden style left intact.

Renowned across borders
for...

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If I were a kente kite
I’d hang u by your toes
And we’d delight in flight
Of poetic purple prose

We would drop lines
So electric and so divine 
Emerald eclectic electric shine
Lighting up the darkest minds

If I were...

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He feels lonely at heart
He feels absent from his surroundings
He weaves himself like the kente
He wanders like a running stomach
He shrinks himself in the comfort of his conscience

The wind of hope departs from his presence
He...

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In the fading august sunset 
I walk out of my mud house  
In my checkered coloured kente
And dazzling wooden slippers.
As the sounds of the drums echo behind
I dance to the tune of its melodic...

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