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Niger River Poems - Poems about Niger River


The River
...The river When the river is pure, They throw gold and silver, They throw their mud there, When the river is dirty, They come to drink with us, Little by little, they defile the water, I......

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Categories: niger river, metaphor, nature, river,
Form: Free verse
When Shall We See Tomorrow
...History is the mirror through which we see tomorrow. She is the apartheid portrait and silhouette of liberty in Port Elizabeth. In Cairo, the pyramids would show you her hidden hollows. Through t......

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Categories: niger river, africa, allusion, anger, corruption,
Form: Epic



Byword People
... Byword People (Came By Way) Pitch black was the day after the nightmare before When the blue wails washed upon the sunset shore Dark journey’s end for the castoff children, who w......

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Categories: niger river, history, identity, slavery, symbolism,
Form: Epic
To His Coy Master
...Had we but words enough and tact This coyness, master. Were no crime I will like Marvell Use simile to woo your love And wait on you on the wings of time Till your hardened ice becomes water......

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Categories: niger river, eulogy, friend, hyperbole, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Erased
...Erstwhile his skin was beautiful as an obsidian, with great markings alongside his face, as was the likeness of the Benin people; an imagery so poignant and meaningful. His shoulders were wide, his ......

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Categories: niger river, death,
Form: Prose



Africa
...AFRICA Africa! A land of many nations, Full of cultural heritage, Endowed with untapped attribute, Has been present since the stone age. A continent built on a strong basement, Gifted with na......

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Categories: niger river, adventure, africa, earth, education,
Form: ABC

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