The Cry Of A Woman
Phillip Ibsen THE CRY OF A WOMAN"Half past midnight; in the living room I sit painting my nails; on thetelevision I tune to Al Jazeera, watching "The Boy Who Started The SyrianWar". Trying to ween…
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Early Bird Poetry Challenge
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Poems by Early Bird Poetry Challenge
I Love It
I Love It by Leonard M. Nyaga.I love it when the early birds sing,Giving my heart peace,Keeping my soul at ease.I love it when the sun shines,Bringing forth a new day.The morning dew on green…
My African Matriarch
"MY AFRICAN MATRIARCH"_____________________________She is everything that builds meYour where I found refuge my anchorYou believed in me when No one couldWas it not,you who loved me endlesslyLoved?…
Five Words
Hushh....silence....respect....You ask what love is she described it. When it all seemed difficult she made it easy.Sadly not for her... For me. They look at me they say thank you but they forget to…
A Mother's Love
Angels build a palace for the kings and queens,So does a mother to her convoys,Without limits and unconventionally,Her cuddle holds the world from within.She feels the pains and kisses them away,In a…
I Still Live With My Mom
Can't wait for AugustI'll go hiking with my friends,Drag my sister alongWe'll say goodbye to the July coldThat'll be a great time to bondOut in the wildWish I was homelessShould anyone ask “I still…
The Eternity Of A Mother's Love
Time stands stillMotions of life seem unrealEverything seems foreverAnd its essence vanishesIt’s not important anymoreFor knowledge of eternity and foreverMakes eternity worth itAnd forever not. But…
She
She's a tale of countryside love, Modest,Her story is not of skyscrapers or suburb exorbitancy,Not of extravagant pharaonic concubinal lifes with silver spoons and golden chalices,She's never dreamt…
Political Eclipse
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words always the truth,So it’s either you deduce beauty from my words or extract the truth,Political game is an eclipse,Blocks the luminous truth from…
Mother Nature
I like to think that nature is a woman,Her face is covered up with beauty,Different colours make up who she is.Her voice ,Tender to my ears,Songs sang by song birds,Sipping through my mind as I…
Mama Matriarch
Mama, matriarch, mentor, friendThe journey you resolved Decisively embark on To the very end Disillusionment ladenThe abrupt end, a fine homeI can only imagine The condensed strength To move onWhen…
Mama Love
Mama I love you,From the day that you had me in your womb,I knew from that day you are true,For everything you have been through,To cater for us too.You are one of a kind,What I think of you blows my…
Should We?
I have been thinkingQuite deeplyAnd inanelyAbout namingThat, should we a kid sireNo foreign tag hireThus the name be Boeing 11-5-14-25-1Since ye morality slidingI have searchedand also heardAbout my…
Right From The Beginning
From the very beginning you chose meYou chose me without clueFrom the very beginning you never knew how butYou chose to stick with me like glueFrom that beginning to that momentYou chose to bare the…
Nature
The ChallengerNaturally, nature is life.However, to some Life is a race,A race between danger and in decision,A race between what you feel and what you know,Probably, it’s a race against the…
Perfect Mother
Like the mysteries of creationSo is your loveFor it defies all barriersNeither does it have bounds.The perfect love is youWith love,you signed aNine months contract.No matter the challenges…
Love For Mama
First whisper of you was special in youCan't kill the thought:the leisure with youI'm possessed:Obsessed;with all of youCan't help but say:say I LOVE YOUYour first thought I've kept;brings…
She Is A Cog In A Wheel
SHE IS A COG IN A WHEELGod created the universeWith plenty of beauties, bountiesAnd entities.A mother being a marvelIn His creationA motherShe is a cog in a wheel.A worthwhile person she isA tireless…
Democrazy
DEMOCRAZY.Who's gonna vote if you don't?Ain't you a citizen like the rest?Didn't you say you're among the best?With best wishes for this stateWhat shall that mean when you don't vote?.Who will choose…
Mama's Everduring Care
by Rap YsJews had jesus and they crucified himGermans had Hitler but he dieda child has a mother tiedto him/hera mother is never a better portion of judas if u didn't get it let us put itthis waya…
A Round Of Applause
By Mbogow the PoetNo matter how expensive the fuel was,You always made sure when parking the tank always full was,You went against all odds,To make sure that in good shape I always was,You deserve…
The Cry Of A Nation
THE CRY OF A NATION.By Brian Jacob. Tizzy turmoil mayhem words i used in my compositions,,Now words i use to describe our position in our nations evolutionWe are lost in wat they call devolutuion;But…
My Art Palette
My Art Palette by Ezra OmuyongaWhen my mind's bizzare and unsureUp I stare at the azureIrridescent with the broadcast of artistic sketchesTraced by the cumulus as it stretchesPattering my feet away…
A Reign Of Terror
A REIGN OF TERROR by RICHARD MAISIBA. You call yourself governmentauthority, rescue team all the same,where do you come in?where and when do you help?at what time?Floods everywherepeople are…
A Letter To Mother Nature
A LETTER TO MOTHER NATURE by Meek JuniorLast nightI was seated outside my house i had spent countless hours thinking before inking this down on a paperI bet you will think i am lying because my eyes…
Mama
We weren't supposed to be here but you made us stay.You put food on the table.You put clothes on our back.You kept us off the streets.You made us get an education.You beat sense into us.You made us…
Save Your Horsemen
Save your horsemen His royal highness We plead for your mercyIn your fingers our happiness liesYou make our joy, if you wish.Knowledge acquisition and training for years Years of dust shoe on street…
A Mother's Sacrifice
Isabella Nkirote NAME: MURUNGI N. NKIROTEPOEM CATEGORY:A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE.She holds a brushHer feet tremble but in rushThrough the itchy pitchy heart full of trashHer destiny is hidden betwixt a…
Blood Of The Same Colour
'Blood of the Same Colour'We need not a prophet to preachOr a pastor to prophecythat we were born togetherthe seeds of a motherSweat of a fatherSo,We're brothers and sistersSons of a motherDaughters…