Long Xhosa Poems
Long Xhosa Poems. Below are the most popular long Xhosa by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Xhosa poems by poem length and keyword.
My Beautiful African LionessesIn my mind's eye I see this incredible vision that would make a beautiful African painting. Perhaps I shall try to make it real.
I dedicate this poem to the women of Africa. Be inspired...
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Categories:
xhosa, africa, blessing, inspirational, light, love, visionary, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
My African heritage#My_African_heritage
In my ears, I hear a drum beat, the sound points my listening ear to Congo, its effects echoing with my heart beat, although I'm taking a walk, this beat want me to sit...
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Categories:
xhosa, africa, black love, culture, freedom, identity, longing,
Form:
Free verse
CultureI would have loved to be
swati
To wear lihiya
And take part in the
umhlanga dance
Or even be venda
I wouldn't mind doing
the domba
Or beating the djembe
But I am only a mosotho
woman
Born of pedi and...
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Categories:
xhosa, identity,
Form:
Free verse
Origin of the Name Swahili and Language, Bantu NameOrigin of the name Swahili
Or " Kiswahili" ,
One person said , " Iswa ile"
Another person said," Iswa iyi "
Swahili is one of the Bantu
Languages
Like isiZulu , Kifuliru,
Kinyindu, Kikuyu
Xhosa, Chewa,...
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Categories:
xhosa, 12th grade, africa, arabic, education,
Form:
Other
Lend me a penLend me a pen, Xhosa's reverberates in me, with honour, one kneel on the ground, hail the tongue clicks, yesterday I was my mom's lil boy, today I woke up a husband, Eastern cape transformed...
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Categories:
xhosa, africa, butterfly, culture, cute love, dedication, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
They CameThe plain was flat, wild, and desolate
They came when I, a San, was digging up a root.
There were three
They were brown Xhosa, bigger than me.
Though they spoke in a tongue I did not know
I knew...
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Categories:
xhosa, history, me,
Form:
Verse
Xhosa pool#Xhosa_pool
Today I fell into a Xhosa pool, still grappling with my recovery, my shivering mind. In there something epic hides, an enormous emotional drainage. Feel robbed off weight, side and focus. I lost so much...
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Categories:
xhosa, fantasy, fate, feelings, flower, girlfriend, love,
Form:
Free verse
PeacePeace is possible. Let's embrace it fully and globally.
Note: The symbols for other languages will show up as ?.
Peace
By Michelle Morris
28/01/2023
Peace is possible
It isn't just a symbol
We need to embrace it
Within ourselves
Between each other
Between...
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Categories:
xhosa, encouraging, humanity, miracle, peace, visionary, wisdom, world,
Form:
Free verse
Looking Up To the HillsAll day long, from 7:15 am today, needs come
To my gate, with either "pastor " or "vaderrr"
Justin & John T needed breakfast before work
They did not go directly, to fellow churchgoer
I found some biscuits (10...
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Categories:
xhosa, beautiful, bible, emotions, identity, peace, pollution, poverty,
Form:
Bio
Poetriat of Eastern Cape MiniatureIf the sun shines
Vicious that the hands could hold its heat
If the wind whirls and wails
Turbulent, with fierceness of rushing water
If it becomes icy cold
That it could freeze the mind
If the sky, sullen and sly
Suddenly...
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Categories:
xhosa, adventure, animals, nature, nostalgia, places
Form:
Blank verse
MeatAnchored by its feet hangs the carcass
Butcher removes brisket and strings it
Chuck steak diced for stews and pies
Dark well matured silverside rests
Entrails give the dogs a royal feast
Flank minced for spaghetti bolognese
Gullet chopped into stock...
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Categories:
xhosa, food,
Form:
Abecedarian
Peace In Action
Police lady kneels in prayer for peace* against echoing bombshells
Babe sleeps midst quietude inside mother’s womb.
*Philippians 4:7 ...The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
March 28,...
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Categories:
xhosa, christian, faith, god, imagery, jesus, peace, spiritual,
Form:
Imagism
The Words In My HeadThe words in my head are beautiful.
They are dancing cheek to cheek
with Southern legato or London staccato
with Chinese tunes and Xhosa clicks,
with native Dutch, straight from the heart.
The words in my head are reluctant
to...
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Categories:
xhosa, allegory, art, inspirational, introspection, on writing and
Form:
Personification
We Are OnePoet: Ken Jordan
Poem: We Are One
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: June/2014
One day in Cape Town, South
Africa, an old man spotted
twenty small children, all boys,
ages 8 to 12, playing in...
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Categories:
xhosa, children
Form:
Prose
Being a Xhosa WomanI am proud of who I am
While respecting other cultures
I honour my womanhood
While I take pride in my manhood
Understanding it is to go through it
As I am comfortable in my own skin
Being inspired by the...
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Categories:
xhosa, africa, appreciation, character, culture, future, how i
Form:
Free verse