Long Mozambique Poems

In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity, all that is -- is over, in the stormy, swarming...

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Odyssey from Africa, Chapter 11 (d) cont...

Thus the boarding of the parties 
Was a speedy operation 
Very soon the whole flotilla
Sailed toward the open ocean

This wide bay from which the ships set
Sail is called the...

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absolutely nothing stops the pipeline.

 

it penetrates all ways of life

all borders, all villages & towns---

the pipeline kills everything in its path if it dare stand in the way

of its progress---

with black gold funneling back...

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When one makes viable peace 
Between erstwhile colonial whites 
And erstwhile colonized blacks 
To the advantage of the whites
We urge for a Nobel Peace Prize
Such was the case in South Africa. 

‘It is all for...

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Great traditional bavila priest,
When you hear about the great 
traditional bavila priest called
          " Kasongo Nguni" 
from bahinga clan, 
Who worked for the bavila kingdom 
On...

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Son of Trembling



The Sun will stop to shine
 Where trapped they do recline
Where they drink and dine
Yet, search, pine and repine.

Would Humane inside him stir
To forsake malicious flair
Has he conscience ever known
To He has he...

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Listing long lists of church leaders longing for forgiveness, healing ...
Listing members and loved ones (& PKs: Preachers' kids) now "unbelieving"
For you will agree with me, it takes more faith to believe in Science today


L,...

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Why do we mind our culture so much? 
                          ...

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It all started interestingly
Until the arrival of Mr. Lecturer
Then there comes the boredom of the four walls
Looking back, all heads on the table
It looked like they were praying
Little did I know they were sleeping
Out of...

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Maldvies, Malaysia, Malta, more - Up for my prayer during Global Pandemic

LORD, I humbly greet You, return to my prayer list with "M" countries
(I would like to intercede for Mexico, so close to the "troubled"...

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as the Yao King seated 
on the throne, 
traditional prime minister 
to wayao royal family recited,
"You are the only
 king of Wayao of Mozambique, 
 Zimbabwe, Tanzania 
Malawi and Zambia. 
Praise be to you 
on the majestic...

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It sat on Miss Ruth's desk, a sphere of intrigue and wonder.
'Twas a globe that in my reveries I'd gaze at and ponder.
It depicted marvelous vistas that seductively beckoned me,
And lit a fire in my...

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Just how far is the train of freedom from the discriminated son?
Just how far is the train of freedom from the black homeless child?
Just how far is the train of freedom from the disabled poet?
And...

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THE ROOT CAUSE
"Rhosus; O' how you wished you never sailed into the port of Beirut"

"There was no need for the ship Rhosus to be in the port of Beirut with its already loaded cargo of...

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Memory !
What a brainstorm your are
A translation of nature so beauteous than ever
An illustrated Cupid in my imaginations
With your arrows pointing to sweet bitter notion
You diffuse in a viral motion in my veins
With my gaze...

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Know your roots 
Sometime when you hear 
about the big population of Wayao 
in Eastern and Southern Africa 
with many kind chiefs 
and one king.
You will say 
They are so wise , 
With a strong...

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At a place where life is tested by things out of our control. 
where human life depends largely on a pill and faith. 
To see the looks on the children's faces. 
Hope for the briefest...

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Lisa my love, I can’t believe you’re dead
You only had a slight headache when you went to bed
Yet, when I see your lips oozing blood and twisted head
With bulging eyes and distorted face
I know you’re...

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Having decided to move on he trekked onwards down to Lake Malawi pausing overnight
on its lush banks. Watching the animals and birds coming to drink in the fading light,
lions roaring nearby. Nearly time for them...

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It is the origin and hope of a thousand children, the love that transforms young seedlings to plants.
 
Its breath canvasses the woods of the Zaire o'er the hills of Zimbabwe down to the lowlands...

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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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FOR THE BOYS TO MEN OF MOZAMBIQUE
   (APROPOS CONDOMS FOR PEACE)

PRESCRIPT:

The tinted thin twisted twine
hued with the colors of sunshine
wraps around the cold blown latex
creating full balls to kick away the pain.

Happiness is...

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The Famous Footballer 
There is a great sorrow over Portugal a dark cloud
of tears, the great footballer Eusebio has died.
All the great and mighty in the Portuguese society 
 tell of their friendship with him,...

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That chilly night in Bucharest
As I lay down in my bed to rest
Torrents of thoughts assailed me
Avalanche of questions tore my heart apart

As I reminisced over the events of previous days
I felt the world moving...

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Please,  hear my declaration, Africa,
your deserts and your plains call out to me.
Now hear my condemnation, Africa,
the killing of your people cannot be.

You are a land of plenty, Africa,
and yet this sacrifice you do...

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