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Arends Poems - Poems about Arends


They Hold Our Names Ransom
...They hold our names ransom as if our fathers are kings. Put a cloth over its face and drive it to a destination unknown. They hold our names ransom. They shout their demands over a coin o......Read the rest...
Categories: arends, humor, metaphor,
Form: Abecedarian
Well If You Insist
...Well if you insist I am not the color of my skin or the clothes on my back. I am not who or what you assume me to be. I am not a foul mouthed gun toting beer swigging cigarette smoking menace......Read the rest...
Categories: arends, africa, brother, father, identity,
Form: Abecedarian



I Will Cling To Hope:A Poem For My Son
...I will cling to hope As I clung to the picture of you approaching over the horizon ......Read the rest...
Categories: arends, baby, birth, celebration, child,
Form: Abecedarian
I Dreamt of a River
...I dreamt of a river last night. I dreamt of a river flowing and I could not determine its direction or where it goes. I couldn’t establish if it’s flowing north or south or up or down nor east or ......Read the rest...
Categories: arends, absence, angst, anxiety, confusion,
Form: Abecedarian
Vision of Love
...I lead myself, to a faraway place, in dreams I traveled, to find His grace. My journey stood before me, when I walked, his power was released, as I talked. The road I was on, was not my o......Read the rest...
Categories: arends, faith, i love you,
Form: Free verse




Book: Reflection on the Important Things