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The Gambia Poems - Poems about The Gambia

SEEDS OF THE GAMBIA

...Beneath crystal clear skies
A beacon of hope lies
Trunks that stand so high
And anchor as time flies.

From its fronds, artifacts of beauty made,
Its trunks forge bridges, strong and staid,
An...

Categories: the gambia, 12th grade, tree,
Form: Free verse

Where do I see the Kingdom of God

...Some friends of mine 
From the jungles of Uganda 
Being able to come to know them
By the Internet and message apps
Have this joy and love within them.
If you were to ask me do I see
The kingdom...

Categories: the gambia, faith,
Form: Free verse

Underprivileged

...Uunacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol are contaminants.The substances are toxic,and their effects"can include abdominal pain,vomiting,diarrhoea,inability to pass urine,headac...

Categories: the gambia, addiction, boy, children, death,
Form: Bio

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Male Bard Meets Female Bard On Facebook

...Alieu A. Bah  Ask:  
How art thou faring bard?
FEMALE BARD:  Love art faring well in my heart. 
IT WAS you, the master of wit and charm; 
With masterful words you have stirred my heart to become ...

Categories: the gambia, adventure, age, beautiful, care,
Form: Blank verse

The Greatness of Africa

...When I look at the Nile or Niger
My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder 
As currents daringly flow on each iconic river 
Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters
Each mountain, sea...

Categories: the gambia, africa, bird, blessing, books,
Form: Rhyme

The Choice Is Ours

...The Choice is Ours

And so here we are on the brink of d-day
This week we will know how our future will sway
The duffer, the bluffer, the candidates with the muffler
Which one of these candidate...

Categories: the gambia, change, conflict, corruption,
Form: Rhyme

Nawec

...NAWEC
October 26, 2017
|
P.Bah
No current!
No water!
People can live without current,
But, can't live without water.
It wasn't our dream,
To be engulf by darkness.
We don't have ever ice cr...

Categories: the gambia, light,
Form: ABC

Golden Key

...In a bizarre way I stood awhile
Watching the unfolding melodrama
Got the hint:
Our Queen's Lady in Waiting
Has misplaced our golden key.

Like an eagle must she fly
From Gabon to Gambia
From ...

Categories: the gambia, africa, endurance, moving on,
Form: Free verse

Identity Apples

...Identity Apples

iam a fat skeleton, resurrecting 
from the sad memories of dada 
and dark mysteries of aminism 
iam buganda 
i bleed hope 
i drip the honey of fortune 
makerere, think tank o...

Categories: the gambia, africa, analogy, anxiety, assonance,
Form: Didactic

Home

...I'm back to where i belong
It make me strong
To correct all my wrong
Remind me of my song
Home, sweet home
There is no place like home
Walking in the street with my boy
Dancing with great joy
...

Categories: the gambia, home,
Form: ABC

The News At Ten

...In London
A young woman
walks the streets
Laddered tights
Swollen feet.
Sells her body
So her kids can eat.
Is  She the one to Blame?

In Gambia
A man so poor
Addicts  his children
To Heroine
To keep...

Categories: the gambia, life, child, allah, child,
Form: I do not know?

My Worth- Is Zero.

...He was once considered a Prince, a King and even a Chief to some… He was the ruler of the 

land were the birth of mankind was rumored to have begun? A former trader and a once 

great exporter o...

Categories: the gambia, black-african amerheaven, desire, heaven,
Form: Light Verse