Short Selassie Poems
Short Selassie Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Selassie by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Selassie by length and keyword.
Gold Medal
A policeman named Abele Bibka
Never ran marathons in Korea
Won Olympics in Rome
Took a gold medal home
His country then named, Abyssinia
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You can't make up a name like this...
Abele was in the military guard of
then-Emperor Hailie Selassie. He
won the gold medal in 1960, back
when most Olympic athletes were
true amateurs, training in their
'spare time.'... Do you know what
Abele's country's name is today?!...
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Categories:
selassie, sports, success,
Form:
Limerick