Samoa Poems - Poems about Samoa

On a Transgender Child

...A transgender child
does not not exist 
just because a white man 
says that that is so
as two spirited
third genders 
and others
(eight in the Talmud! that I didn’t know)
exist around the glo...

When the Full Moon Rises

...
The night falls, a darkened sky,
Stars glitter at me… every second, every time.
From the eastern side of my island, we see an eye—
A bright, round, dark-yellow eye,
Peeking from beneath the cal...

UNDER THE COCONUT LEAVES

...I dream of wonders,
The wonders of wonderland,
Where I feel lonely
But not less lonely.

He and I, My God,
I feel the dirt
Between my toes
Below my both feet
Ignoring its sweat
Above the gr...

tell her you saw me

...
tell her you saw me ...

tell her I was out on the bluff at the Cape during a gale, much too close to the rocks … tell her the surf was tormenting the ledges, its roar far too loud for me to hear...

On the subject of BORROWED DESCRIPTIONS ----My quest to appreciate my island roots

...I live on an island in the Pacific region
The largest body of water is the OCEAN
Like, can we be more Pacific?

I think Christopher Columbus got lost
Because the directions were not pacific 

...

Whispers of the Palm

...In the whisper of palms,I embark upon a celestial voyage. 
My vessel, woven from the threads of ancestral dreams, glides through cosmic tides. 
Each star above is a breadcrumb, and every constellat...

Measina a Samoa

...Measina a Samoa
Measina a Samoa, the treasures of Samoa
The language, the culture, the land, the people
The products, the stories, the wisdom, the faith
Measina a Samoa, the gifts of Samoa
Measi...

Proud To Be Samoa

...Proud to be Samoan
Living the Fa'a Samoa
The unique culture

The unique culture
Expressed in dance and music
Siva and fa'ataupati

Siva and fa'ataupati
Graceful and energetic
Telling ancien...

Beware the Ides of March 2023

...Beware The Ides of March 2023
 
Ides simply referred to first new moon, 
which usually fell between 
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.

The following events all occurred
fift...

Not Without Blame

...While condemning Putin, let us recall
That Americans are not blameless, after all,

Guilty, too, of invading our weaker neighbors
Increasing our land area by rattling sabers.

We for...

Beware the Ides of March 2022 Part I

...Ides simply referred to first new moon, 
which usually fell between 
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.

Smithsonian Magazine history buff
Tom A. Frail
posted March 4, 2010 iss...

Tell Her You Saw Me

...Tell her you saw me ...

Tell her I was out on the bluff at the Cape
during a gale, much too close to the rocks.
Tell her the surf was tormenting the ledges,
its roar far too loud for me to hear...

Thursday December 31 2020 Signals Conclusion of Latest Leap Year

...Thursday, December 31, 2020 signals conclusion of latest leap year

Whether alphabetized, digitized, 
homogenized, marginalized, satirized... place names
from "A" to Zaire
Thursday, December 31,...

A Man Named Noah

...I knew a man named Noah
Meaner than the snake called Boa
Loved him still
Wasn't God's will
Sent him back to Samoa...

Better Off

...Was Samoa better off without


The missionaries coming to save us


Oh enslave us to leave our roots


To submit to their god


Because we were savages


That ate humans


But didn'...

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