Short Ngoma Poems

Knee burnt
Knack learnt


Thabang Jan Ngoma
09/07/2015
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Ink drips from my quill
An incomplete love letter
Red lips our love's seal


Thabang Jan Ngoma
14-07-15

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Sailing the seven seas
On true love's eternal tide
Expressed on a wave


Thabang Jan Ngoma
22-07-2015

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Five points of a star
To mould my own universe
Pierce each bleeding hand



Thabang Jan Ngoma
08-07-2015
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A besieged torrent
Unveils a rainbow nation 
Fluorescent smiles


Thabang Ngoma
16-07-2015

South Africa

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Blood moon hurls moon rock
Missed earth's surface this fool moon
A looney eclipse 


Thabang Jan Ngoma
07-03-2015

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After Daktari kugoma
Aty juu amesoma
Mpiga kura huyoo amecoma
Mp wangu alisafiri bungoma
Alialikwa kukula nyama
Huku nikiteremsha mahindi choma
Alicampaign tukiwa kwa Chama
But juu ya njaa wacha niweke comma...

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I'm strapped in a charred skin
Preview live cremation
The death of the sun star
To end all creation
I fire dance with the stars



Thabang Jan Ngoma
08-07-2015
#2--union with higher self

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unbroken chains hold my steer
over bruised knees bled dry
off my second hand adventure
throughout scarred elbows
unbroken chains hold my steer


no.6—Bike

Thabang Jan Ngoma
08-06-2015

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Afrika of Mapendo
The foetus is smiling in her Tumbo, 
Which is big like an African Tembo.
Afrika of precious Roho,
singing  lovely Rumba,
traditional Ngoma
making Simba
dancing on long Mulima
Which is  called Kilimanjaro
In Tanzania 
And Kenya. 

July 17/2023...

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You kissed me with fatal attraction
Your love is a viral infection
I fell for your alien seduction
Your aquamarine eyes the sight of extinction


Name of poet Thabang Jan Ngoma
Date of poem 12/06/2015
Contest Name THROUGH YOUR EYES 
Sponsor Nette Onclaud 
Visual 1
25 Words...

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Winter in the African sun
Feels like sizzling summer fun
Come down to Durban beach
And all your blues will be bleached
This is South Africa’s playground
We have a golden tan all year-round


05-08-2015
Thabang Jan Ngoma

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My eyes opening
To find yours dreaming
And I return,
Deep beneath your skin

My eyes closing
To the knowing
That you smile in your dreams
And I hope, you're dreaming of me

My eyes opening
To find yours smiling
Posing a perfect picture
And I embrace your flawless posture


Thabang Jan Ngoma
14-07-2015

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Blowing in white noise
Listen to the people speak
A flag at half mast

Blacks mine gold bars
Blood diamonds stolen wealth
Africa’s rebirth

Blue skies green fields 
Much brighter days lay ahead
On fertile grazing 


Thabang Jan Ngoma
07-17-2015
From South Africa
Flag colours - black, gold, green, white, chilli red and blue.

Sponsor: Judy Konos
Contest Name: Your Country State City Flag...

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