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Pretoria Poems - Poems about Pretoria

The Echo Returns Not
...The Echo Returns Not Sponsor : Unseeking the Seeker [ Poet’s note : SOLOMON MAHLANGU was a South African Freedom fighter & cherished leader in revolutionary army, Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was sen......

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Categories: pretoria, adventure, africa, angst, character,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Calypso twirl
... Calypso twirl, Calypso whirl, Calypso dance in Pretoria, Panama or Paris France Flash the dancer’s eyes feel the temperature rise… Wise Chanticleer’s surmise fiery sunr......

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Categories: pretoria, dance, firework, night, sun,
Form: Couplet



Update You Requested: Thanx Family -- Proxenos, Ricci, Anaya -
...Thanks to.my LORD JESUS, Saviour -Redeemer-King, for my survival. I am in Pretoria, the once pristine Capital of South Africa. I took back a flat/ apartment rented Toba Nigerians refugee when I re......

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Categories: pretoria, abuse, africa, violence, world,
Form: Free verse
Homemade
...Homemade How happy we were while eating  homemade foods in some  Congolese and Nigerian restaurants in different places of  Pretoria. some longtime friends enjoyed different fried fish......

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Categories: pretoria, africa, friendship, love, memory,
Form: Free verse
Nora Is Getting Poorer
...I feel for next-house Nora Getting poorer and poorer: A plant facing stem borer While she seems a goal scorer Her idle hours rarer State of things not fairer... Nora's younger: Victoria Is......

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Categories: pretoria, absence, allusion, cry, money,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Adieu Papa Madabe
...A patriarch, legend, family man, A moral compass, An arc of proprietary leadership With octopus creeping advancements Inducing pomiferous effects Africa’s epitome of Struggle against racial opp......

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Categories: pretoria, appreciation, eulogy, inspirational, leadership,
Form: Elegy
Happy Mistake I Am
...Shalom shalom or Peace greetings, PS. 1. Not all my writing is BIO or autibiographical 2. In South Africa, now, I have a cell that can't do Soupmail. Im unsure how to answer questions. Sometimes I ......

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Categories: pretoria, angst, christian, education, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Good, the Bad, the Ugly
...I A savings account on Bay & Bloor - Toronto Dominion Bank (sold?) My thousands frozen, yet not gone Reminder: Anil, are you a good steward? II Three flats in Pretoria, South Africa Left wit......

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Categories: pretoria, 12th grade, addiction, age,
Form: Free verse
Who Am I Today
...Anil Blessed before Confounded (by Tenant Thieves &) courts Deo doesn't dare doubt (Jesus now) Eyes Eternity-ward: F A I T H......

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Categories: pretoria, 12th grade, anti bullying,
Form: ABC
I Sing of Andre Kelbrik of South Africa
...I Andre Kelbrik was a realtor in Pretoria, akin to Washinton or Ottowa I was in South Africa's first free & fair Foreign Ministry, Deputy to Schwarz, Head of the Communications Hub: we issued DNB,......

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Categories: pretoria, appreciation, betrayal, celebration, character,
Form: Bio
Premium Member The Cradle of Mankind
...THE CRADLE OF MANKIND. The archaeologists of this era Were about to excitedly find The Cradle of Mankind Where the origins of humankind Had been found, the news was about To be revealed to......

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Categories: pretoria, god,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lo and Behold
...Predictions work in twists of what makes life workable High and often misconstrued by the dogma of science Lies and damned lies and statistics for the insecure Foes foretold surprise when the blin......

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Categories: pretoria, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Love Your Pain: Senryu Series 20180713thecrosswins
... I Love to talk about pain - to listen ... what I need too - Because all know pain II God knows Father's pain Wait! No separati......

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Categories: pretoria, abuse, africa, america, anger,
Form: Senryu
Madiba
..."Madiba" The currents keep up sparking up and down Such elegance, your life had more scenes than an epic flick Defined humanity you did, even in death you deserve a crown Singlehandedly you kept ......

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Categories: pretoria, appreciation,
Form: ABC
Mother of All Political Poetry, Yucatec Maya and Dr Anil Sook Deo
...Staking Claims: For Yucatec Maya & Native Peoples The stones of the desert cry with me They are brothers and sisters, but no bloody kin New hearts see just cold rocks … no warmth or chari......

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Categories: pretoria, abuse, education,
Form: Rhyme

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