Africa Poems | Examples of Africa Poetry

Daughter of Africa, Set that fire ablaze within you, The one they tried to douse with doubt, The one buried beneath years of silence. Set it roaring, let it speak for your ancestors, Who built kingdoms with their bare hands, Who...Read the rest...

In Africa's heart, a giant lies, Nigeria, blessed with riches that surprise, Petroleum, gold, and califonium's might, Lead, iron, bitumen, and limestone's sight. But amidst this wealth, a paradox we find, Lovely people suffer, while leaders' greed entwines, Abject penury, a...Read the rest...

A book tells a story And an author tells the experience The senses of the world A tear tells a feeling And a sorrow tells the pain The emotions of a human being It's coming, When the sea meets...Read the rest...

*The glory* The beginning of a milky infant Every step we take ends on a soaking, softness of a wool Dratch in the mud of tenderness As times goes by we get to a ring of race Embalmed...Read the rest...

'Tis November, Downpour! The rain rained in torrents, Potholes filled with flood, Automobiles Snailed their way to and from, Our climate changed. The wretched, Made wretched By corrupt officialdom, Famished, Drenched, Huddled in makeshift shelters Bemoaning their sorry state. The flood transported Lifeless bodies...Read the rest...

The healers Diagnosed the wrong ailment, They applied the wrong medications, They insist On applying the wrong medications, Their hailers hailed. The patient relapsed into coma, Loud murmurs in the land, Silence, Silence of the graveyard. The healers strut, Pretending to heal, Their hailers hailed. The...Read the rest...

Injustice, a tale as old as time, Echoes through the ages, a perpetual crime. From Amos' scriptural cry to traditional Ifa's call, The holy Quran and Bible, too, denounce injustice's thrall. Yet, why do people struggle to uphold what's...Read the rest...

Ephaphta, a name that whispers secrets divine, "Be opened," it echoes, a promise intertwined. A gateway to abundance, a portal to delight, You've unlocked bounty opportunities, shining with new light. The twins Estevan and Estefan, a double blessing from...Read the rest...

The brother who once drank and dined with us Now orders for swords to slay us He allowed himself to be brainwashed By the men whose skins are rarely scorched For a few shillings, he...Read the rest...

When you fall on the Table Mountain You gather your thoughts Amazing it was When the rain washes the sorrows You pick yourself up Incredible it is It left a mark, The pouring of the rain Showed what was meant to...Read the rest...

They say, it is love It should be unconditional In what way? They say,it is honest It should be the truth In what? Those are the questions that need to be asked, It is the actions That reveals the truth Recomposing...Read the rest...

They say,there is no way out But the truth shall prevail How? They say,it will end But the show has not even started yet When? Those are the anticipation of the audiences, It is the plan That reveals the owner Adjusting myself It is the...Read the rest...

In Northern lands, where memories reside, A tale of communal living, forever to abide. Among the indigent, a unique bond takes hold, Rich and poor entwined, young and old. On mats, they gather, a symbol of equality's might, Before God,...Read the rest...

#Ancestors__clay_pot Vibrations under my foot, the magnetics takes course in my upper body, my mind shrivels thoughts, my third eye activated, before me a Sotho voice electrocutes my attention From my mothers side a palm appears, another...Read the rest...

#Come_let's_pray Bring me the drum, the world is losing shape, I wanna beat echoes of my forefathers, rekindle my roots to take course, Africa and the world needs spiritual intervention, now Take off my shoes, this journey...Read the rest...