Long Rae Poems

During finals week, I’d spent days on various reports and papers, scribbling in the margins of notes and books, checking facts, revising flashcards and prepping with friends. I’ve an unshakable faith in plodding persistence.
We were...

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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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We Are Who We Are

We are the HFB
All my crazy and loving friends and me,
Everyday I try to relax and chill
And share my day and chat with Jill,
When I’m really down and feeling lowly
My best...

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A toast to a Ghost

On this 13th day, of the 3rd month in the year of 2003.
At a time when 30 – 30 years ago, during the 3rd 
month, on the 13th day in the...

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In a pleasant grove where fairies ride 
on dragonflies with iridescent wings,
they say it’s here the Blue Bird of Paradise
sometimes comes, and when he comes, he sings.

Legend has it long ago as if from nowhere
appeared...

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Derek runs 26 mile marathons,
With his nerve-damaged right arm
Anchored in a sling: solid sounds, 
‘Cos a truck did cause him harm.
 
The accident changed his life, 
But he can’t remember it, recall, 
It ended his...

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From what she was in high school
to what she is right now
Some may  consider a phenomenon
while other marvel how

I remember the face of the cool cool girl
in the class before me
Vanilla chocolate was her...

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ice cream cookies
loving the double creamy filling
every bite is nostalgic like a waterslide sky
the taste is the splash of joy that whole feeling brings
super duper is brought to life

ice cream cookies
loving the double creamy filling
every...

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There is a video clip of an elaborate setting up of a gadget...
All sizes of screws and nuts, levers and rollers are part of the gadget...

Impossible to believe, but if you believe in the maxim...
Seeing...

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CREMATION  -  Poem for a Husband and Probably his Wife, Also


He wants his bones
	No more grown
To her, he groans…
	Wants loss of bones

That is, Cremation!

He wants to lose
	That precious body
	No chance for a last...

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I see you in the distance. 
Do you see me? 
Something hidden inside. 
Never forget when our eyes first met. 
Standing in front of me I see so much pain inside. 
The way you looked...

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Time and Reality

 
To snatch the worlds of what you once were
Cannot be held in the palm of your hand
Friends dead and gone, you’ll wish to reconnect
They’ll not--the past gone--the loss of that land.
 
What were you...

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This is where I wanted to build thy hut,
And on that place, I want to hang the hat,
I promise yours I won’t hurt,
And if it’s a matter to treasure, I will thy heart,
And in the...

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The beauty you see in the most amazing dreams
That’s the kind of beauty I find in your eyes
A special shade of blue God only gave to you
With a smile brighter than the summer sky

I pray...

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Sadly, I was never blessed with having children. About 30 years ago I dreamed that my husband (now late husband) and I had twin girls, red-haired girls (my husband had red hair). Those girls were...

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El caer
Otra vez
Pongo el  t sé donde está el extremo
El  t de la poder digo donde para
Pongo el  t sé si para
Mi cuerda es la única cosa 
guardarme del aterrizaje
Difícilmente en el...

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I only want to see you blossom
Let your beauty bless the world
Watch you grow beneath my smile
My angelic, blue eyed, daddy’s girl

I only want you to know love
I’ll set the standard for you to use
So...

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African minds, African souls
Yet only one controls
Her fiery hair is one of a kind
Yet no one sees inside her mask of destruction

Her name is Rae Hood, a killer of all beasts
She isn't a hero not...

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daydreaming 
lost gazing in the magnificence of the sky
do I belong in this astral plane
hard not to go insane
not a huge fan of the peppermint candy cane
they done went and cloned our fruit and grain
now...

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A journey of a different kind

Thirty six (36) years ago, an adventure of a different kind.
On the thirteenth (13th) day, of the third (3rd) month 
in the year, nineteen seventy three ( 1973)
I lost my...

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Numbers ???  ( 3 / 13 )
What significance do they hold for me ???

33 years ago – 1973, 3rd month, 13th day
I lost my dear friend, his name was Rae.
A fourth cousin – E....

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Rae

To day ! I took a walk to a river far from.
To day ! I took a look into the river of time.
To day ! I took a time to reflect upon.
To day ! I...

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Seven long years have disappeared 
Day after beautiful day
Seeing an angel grow before my eyes
Has by far been my favorite thing
Right from the start, Pride flooded my heart
As I stood by the hospital bed
Your mother...

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I’m writing this for you
Thought I’d let you know
Just how much you mean to me
As our friendship continues to grow.

Its like we are connected
In some strange way
You know what I am thinking
Without my having to...

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There are those mornings I wake up
In my bed while the sun shines in
The radio alarm would sometimes go off
And Ladyfingers would play
I'd start to cry from the sounds of the trumpets

You used to kiss...

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