Long Mzee Poems
Long Mzee Poems. Below are the most popular long Mzee by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Mzee poems by poem length and keyword.
Tasting Africa, One L----Ick At a Time - Part 2Tasting Africa (One L****ick at a Time) Part 2
(Though the title's a joke, my limericks are not!)
5. Yet Another World Wonder
Feel like now I am older I need to admit
A Safari to Africa costs quite...
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Categories:
mzee, africa, appreciation, journey, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Throwing the Last Stonethe episode took place near the sewer
the boy lay lifeless on the stiff ground
his white clothes dipping in red
a rowdy mob encircled him
like vultures awaiting the surrender of a fighting spirit
his horrified eyes gave...
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Categories:
mzee, funeral,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
The Man Who Loved LizardsI've always loved lizards, which explains a lot,
My youth spent exploring what others would not.
Our days at the park would find me in pursuit
Of speedy blue bellies (in long dry swim suit.)
A butterfly...
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Categories:
mzee, animal, humorous, pets,
Form:
Rhyme
My Lovely Hate SpeechOpen Letter to you,
MY LOVELY HATE SPEECH
I hate my speech today, yesterday and the day dust rises.
I was there opening my eyes carelessly, smiling like an idiot
I was gazing shamelessly, walking like an idler without...
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Categories:
mzee, political, death, son, me, hate, peace, death,
Form:
Free verse
We Heard It Over the RadioWe heard it over the radio
We heard it over the radio and I don’t know if it’s true
It was today at the gathering by the village square
The chief had just bought new batteries so...
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Categories:
mzee, africa, black african american, celebration, happiness, hope,
Form:
Epic
Eclipse In life
There are times you see
The visual image of things getting tough.
Friends go and you're left a fish in dry sea
Roads that were straight begin to curve.
You only see the high blue sky
Speaking to you with...
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Categories:
mzee, inspirational, journey, meaningful, mentor, school,
Form:
Rhyme
LoveMy Heart is a Blank Space
A fertile ground where wilted roses
gain life and bloom—an evergreen
it becomes (the anchor of passion)
A beacon of romanticism
An emblem of eternal love
___of joy and happiness
I am a merchant ravaging the...
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Categories:
mzee, beautiful, cute love, kiss,
Form:
Free verse
LoveMy Heart is a Blank Space
A fertile ground where wilted roses
gain life and bloom—an evergreen
it becomes (the anchor of passion)
A beacon of romanticism
An emblem of eternal love
___of joy and happiness
I am a merchant ravaging the...
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Categories:
mzee, beautiful, cute love, kiss,
Form:
Free verse
Kenya My PrideWe are kenyan superstars,
That is what we are,
Kenya our mother land and pride,
Shines so bright that it cannot fade,
Today we hear,`Kenyan athletes bring home,
Bronze,Silver and Gold,'
Tomorrow,``The Kenya Rugby 7's defeat New zealand again.''
The Maasai culture...
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Categories:
mzee, peace, change,
Form:
Narrative
Dead Man Return SayingMy sons and daughters
You sing no song of daylight
For the sun is your enemy
You sing instead of shadows and darkness
And the memories of your midnight meetings
Turning twists and turns of events
Have rendered...
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Categories:
mzee, betrayal, care, culture, discrimination, grandchild, poets, vanity,
Form:
ABC
You Smoke In My FeelingsMy African woman, you earthly diamond that glitters before my eyes
My African angel, you heavenly star that shines in my smoky feelings
My African queen, you precious gem that settles in my webby heart
My African goddess,...
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Categories:
mzee, love, romance, star, star,
Form:
Free verse
My African WomanOpen Letter To The Golden Black Angel
The black angel on earth, the one proud of her skin
The hot chocolate in Africa, the one with glorious power
The ebony strength beneath the sun, the one full of...
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Categories:
mzee, art, love, people, romance, social, tribute, me,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Old DaysBats ran on opposite directions searching for mate
Chasing each other across the skies
Chilly evening, company anyone could contemplate
Crickets too sung to the sundown melodies
An old man sat outside his old hut
Reminiscing his...
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Categories:
mzee, best friend,
Form:
Free verse
Masterpiece of painMasterpiece of pain
Each night is a masterpiece of pain
that lingers in her broken heart
trying to find what was
and what is now
she sips memories and lives
the curse of love in her...
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Categories:
mzee, absence, break up, deep, depression, desire, heartbroken,
Form:
Free verse
Where Were YouWhere were you?
____the days were dark
abyssal nights
Swallowing my love
when his soul was leaching;
fading into nothing
Where were you?
when he lied on his head,
stood with his tongue
and shed blood;his eyes
Pleading for mercy
in the filthy hands of devii
where...
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Categories:
mzee, death, prayer, solitude, sorrow, sorry, stress,
Form:
Free verse
EphemeralEphemeral
There's a lot inside me,
A thing that dies every night,
Every dusk that I lay on my bed,
Close my eyes, and sleep.
I feel a part slip away, stealthily,
I do not know where it goes,
But it never...
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Categories:
mzee, deep, depression, dream, emotions, feelings, first love,
Form:
Free verse
A poet is a poem
A poet is a poem
A beautiful line pregnant with wisdom,
Crafted by the mighty hands of nature.
Birds beg him to sing,
In the middle of the night
And at the dawn of day.
A poet is a poem,
The history...
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Categories:
mzee, poems, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
You, the Love of MeLetter to My Choice:
From the skies, the dust, the stars, mars and the creatures in Venus
From the mind, the soul, my blood and the pounding of our hearts,
From romance, to emotions and the intimacy of...
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Categories:
mzee, art, love, love,
Form:
Free verse