Long Theophile Poems

Forever extinct seems the age of classical poetry,
With all its cheers from caves, cottages, marble domes and temples,

When now a country honors not classical bards:
O Hugh MacDiarmid, Petrarch, Ono No Komachi, Thomas Chatterton, Robert Browning,...

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The boy was aged about eighteen,
Pale and pensive, 
Weary and frail in appearance. 
He could have been 
Goethe's Werther, 
Senancour's Obermann 
Or Chateaubriand's melancholy hero, 
Embraced by a generation, 
And about whom Sainte-Beuve said:
"Rene, c'est...

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The art gallery was deserted as I wandered the rooms,
Contemplating quietly alone and peacefulness was mine;
Stopping at a painting of a lone woman, I gazed at her face,
Eyes that looked sad, much like mine...

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I am Africa, that old but envied Granny
Since Adam and Eve, I lived many moons
Many greed what the Creator gave me
He crafted me with valuable stones and beauty
He made me natural, proud and virgin 
Stamina...

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Africa, you are young through us today
No one intends to miss you to frown
Your day’s today for the world to watch
An amazing day God made us fetch 

Africa, young and hopeful when heads meet
In Jinja,...

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The sun has just made its bed and went to sleep,
And so, the day and its light have just died out.
Darkness and fear have taken accommodation.
Birds hop into branches of trees to seek asylum.

The sky...

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God made the earth with life waters 1
For ages, waters flowed in each spring
Each human had his own spring
Respected was the neighbor’s spring 
Up and down ran the waters

At the start life waters were pure...

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Great were the old times
When we first met eye in eye
Green was the grass everywhere
Sorrows we had not in our minds
For memorial stories we shared
Our hearts beat with entire joy

Now as dreams have evaporated
Life has...

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Today, I climbed a high mountain.
Mountain where I shout my disapproval.
Disapproval of today’s social illnesses.
Illnesses shattering the life on earth.
Earth, our valuable mother.

Our kind mother’s mind’s unhappy today.
Today, days are red and prickly to dismay.
No...

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All life is splendid now

Your loving heart

Wholly belongs to me

Wrapped in healthy roses

Full hope and trust I have

 

With you, glory is priceless

Your shining eyes fix mine

I feel my heart is taken

Promises made you honour

It’s...

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Timely, a rapid germ enters a rich soil,
Grows into a plantlet all green to admire.
Enraged thorns obstruct its growing tall.
Old it will grow, no matter the prickles.

Shade reduces it into an undesirable tree
That raises and...

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In my garden, many trees were planted to grow
In the middle, one stood tall and beautiful
Its green leaves and size gave me pride
For with courage I sweated to feed it

Into it, from all corners flew...

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a lone woman is painted 
her face stands out for me
she looks so heavenly
although she has been painted stiff
there are no flowing lines
no graceful strokes
but the artist has captured 
a deep sadness within her 
and...

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Inside the green land of Africa
An idea was born in a gentle mind
It grew up to develop like a hyacinth 
With pure water and no huge mud

Inside the huge green land Jinja
Africa, Europe plans to...

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My day had been extremely hectic 
Stamina,  I fully consumed along the day
Desperately, into my cold bed, I jumped 
To only find myself into the shade of death 

A deep sleep immediately swooped my...

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Different realities, life embeds
Every day, valleys and plains, we walk
Also, mountains, hills and rocks, we climb
Fights we win and battles defeat us
Such is the life of a human being

Night comes to fling us into the...

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The sun had been courteously shining,
But disappeared progressively.
The clouds became dark and rushing;
I heard several thunderous thunders.

Small and scattered drops of rain started falling.
Then, it started raining and pouring; 
With no umbrella, I compacted my...

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Before the birth of fatherless children
Life was good, the land was peaceful
To the field we went happily
Children knew and played with fathers
Peace died because war was awful
To unlivable areas women fled unhappily

Fathers taken as war...

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They are mere words for fun
On social and virtual media
We read, think and write regalia
Lots of verbose verses under the sun
To connect corners of the globe

They are ordinary words to dare
And a prompt appear on...

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Near a huge ocean of love
The day is delightful
Colourful birds are singing
The sun is shining
All is calm for our glory
And nature admires us

Close to a titanic ocean of love
She sits proximate to me
And she moves...

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Love is young in the morning as the sun rises
The scenery is calm and attractive
Energy you have to set objective
Your teeth have grown sharp
Nothing you cannot organize

Words, and lyrics feed your dream
To the moon, you...

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Hectic, the day has been;
Birds are flying back home;
Back home, on the head of the hill, the sun sets.

Sets of exhausted people, home they rush;
Rushing to families to meet faces infuriated;
Infuriated, in the bed I...

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Oh Lord, I am selfish but no fish I sell
A true believer I am though I’m an outlaw,
I’m your truant Christian;
Every day, I fear to wake up on knees. 
I am a sinner in your...

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A leaf on a big tree was happily hanging 
Favorably for every passer-by just to see
He was appreciatively coloured green
Like a bean, he was very much attractive

A treacherous wind rose up to shake’im fall
Forcibly, on...

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Yesterday was today
Rain fell night and day
It was shining all times
The land was green
The moon was not visited

Among people, love was genuine
Compassion was a heartily virtue
People spoke to one another friendly
No terrorism we heard
No climate...

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