Long Ook Poems

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I know of a place
A place so rich and fertile 
A place with green trees
With the sweet scent of nature
And the beauty of wildlife
With elegant tall black men and women 
The strongest people I...

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Am I the only one to think
that a kite is such a sad thing?

Flimsy...frail...
never really free,
forever tied to a string

Yes, it can soar indeed,
so high, with the wind taking it places,
almost making it forget,
just enjoying...

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National Bible Month in our country is January*
Asserting and affirming the Scriptures as God’s Word of victory
Testifying truth of eternity, skepticism cannot bury
Instilling in minds the need to trust the Gospel story
Opening avenues for preaching...

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Connor the baby dragon went to see the queen
He knocked upon the palace door insisting he was seen

The courtiers and the equerries on seeing the little tyke
Told him to be off at once his kind...

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Die Lewens gang 

So dwaal ek rond in die lewens gang 
vol van verlange en oral teen di mure 
hang potrete van herineringe. 

Die tyd het geloop sy eie loop 
geloop. Hy het ons mee...

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Try this on for size, we'll all exchange jobs,
Having new tasks just might teach us respect?
	What of a career
	 as an engineer?
             ...

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All of my childhood I wanted to be you.
Little did I know all the pain you’d go through. 

You were the one that had all the looks.
The one that never had to carry her books.
The...

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N TROTSE AFRIKANER BOER

Ek staan vanaand en kyk na my land 
Suid Afrika.

Waar is ons land dan? Waar gaan 
ons le vanaand? 

Ek sien weer die voortreker wa. Ek 
sien weer my oupa se oupa...

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this world is bleak,
everywhere i look is the same
dark and dreary black
and plain boring white

oh how i would miss 
those clear days, that i could ook into the sky
and see for miles and miles
now all...

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Jubilant am I in Your will, my Saviour Jesus
Exalting* You for granting me life eternal
Calling unto You, trusting You, Lord Christ
Offering my all to You by Your omnipotence
Building up my faith through Your Holy book
Enabled...

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Oh dear I don't feel well
Got a nasty cold and fever
And headache and dizzy spells
Had it a week or more
Snotting everywhere and my throat is sore
So I'm laid in bed
With rocks in me head
Ooh the...

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Look at time, just standing still
Evidently, if you just ask time to take a chill, she will
That's right, time agreed that she would wait for me
Time said, go on, take a big ol' hissy fit,...

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L-onely dusk is just over, 
O-ne new dawn has broken; 
R-ain so cold has turned
I-nto a warm air in the open.
D-ay eighteen in March is fine, 
E-vening shadows  disappear; 
L-ong night passes from eyes...

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L-earn to face tomorrow, 
O-r live another day; 
R-ise of the sun has begun, 
E-vening shadows go away.
N-ight cold chill has turned into a warm morning shine; 
A-pril twenty-fifth dawn has broken brightly and fine.

A-fter...

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Sprake vs Skrywe

‘n Geskrewe woord kan nie vergaan, sal altyd sigbaar bly.
Maar hy wat nou die woord kan hoor, kan waarneem wat jy voel.
Die letter deur die oog gesien kry later eers sy doel.
Waar mondelings...

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L-ook at the sky above, 
O-pen your eyes and see; 
V-iew from the ground is clear, 
E-very bird is flying free.
L-ook at the sky above, open your mind and think; 
Y-ou shall forget the wicked...

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J-ust hold firmly to the holy word
A-lmighty Father has taught; 
C-onveyed through the message, 
Q-uesting not to come to naught.
U-se your mind and soul, 
E-specially your heart; 
L-et all of them be united
I-n keeping the...

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I am not afraid of dying or what lies beyond Death.

Some may question why I have no fear,
Unless they understand, I became a soul
Right from conception,
Realizing the truth of this, 
Entrenched my spiritual convictions.
Now that...

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Verdwyn 

Gespruit en toe vergete met gewete van papier
Besluit te neem om als te los wat hierso agter bly
Eers drie; toe een; toe twee; toe vier
Die som van toekomsblik vir jou - maar eerder meer...

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Beach Blanket Bingo (The Fab Five)

B etty Lou, beautiful Katherine, and
E leanor, Nellie Sue and Bethany
A ll playing Bingo, on blankets in sand,
C hatted away, happy girls by the sea,
H eaven-sent sun beaming high in...

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Wie waak oor ons gans die wakkernag?
Vind sondes.lank vergete
n aanklag eggo in die gewete
Dalk net stank demone
Wat slaaploos toi-toi in talle drome

Watter wekker skrik sy meester kaal
Wyl hy rondtol.in n lakenhel?
Skape, pennies en sy woorde...

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~The Bible~
(Acrostic)


T-he most fascinating  book ever written, filled of so many
H-istorical facts and wonderful hopes for the future,
E-nvolving mankind at every level with God, our Creator

B-ook filled of so many wonderful hopes and promises...

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There is an emptiness. You see no face.
Humanity. . . Wherever can it be?
Enveloped by strange silence is each place.

Whole towns have been abandoned! Finally,
A figure is approaching - a small child.
Look! Her mouth with...

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J-ust in case you succeed, 
E-nrich more your wisdom; 
A-lways think of improvement, 
N-ot of the foolish things that come.
A-s you become progressive, 
L-et not your mind cease from learning; 
O-ther ways will surely matter,...

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Look again at your reflection in the mirror, and try to
Open your heart to the truth I am going to whisper. Your
Vision will clear to see what I behold when I look at you.
Each time...

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