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Luanda Poems - Poems about Luanda


time in between
...27-12 was a long day The Christmas began with a labor dispute at the cafe in our building the chef didn't want to come in and cook on a Saturday unless she received extra pay. The cafe owner t......

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Categories: luanda, atheist, betrayal, car, cat,
Form: Blank verse
Luanda 1974
...Luanda 1975 It was a fraught time in Luanda, the rebel army (freedom fighters) was closing in on Luanda, leaving civilians exposed to rape, murder and pillage. The Portuguese army had dastardly......

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Categories: luanda, absence, abuse, africa,
Form: Blank verse



The Greatness of Africa
...When I look at the Nile or Niger My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder As currents daringly flow on each iconic river Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters Each mountain, sea......

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Categories: luanda, africa, bird, blessing, books,
Form: Rhyme
Do the Dangle
... He moves fast, so jet set Go glamour globetrotting, having amorous affairs cosmopolitan Carrying no emotional baggage of regret, no tear-stained cloth spotting Lonely hearts do get ......

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Categories: luanda, absence, heartbreak, longing, sad
Form: Ode
Mother Africa
...Oh! Mother Africa! From the East to the West, from the North to the South of Africa is strife, killings, starvation and poverty Brothers killing brothers And innocent bl......

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Categories: luanda, courage, peace, mother, africa,
Form: Light Verse



In My Fatherland
...Flowers of peace are now magnificently blossoming In the gardens of the battlefields of Khartoum and Kinshasa. And roses of tranquillity and order slowly blooming In the flower pots of Kigali’s s......

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Categories: luanda, peace, poverty,
Form: ABC

Book: Reflection on the Important Things