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Best Kenyan Poems

Below are the all-time best Kenyan poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of kenyan poems written by PoetrySoup members

In Support of a Kenyan Teacher

In this land we had a President teacher
So was our nice neighbour next door
A fertile ground to hold holy such a duty
An easy guess :...

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Categories: kenyan, africa, career, change, class,
Form: Sestina

The Cry of a Mere Kenyan

The CRY OF A KENYAN. 
Rihanna talks of The New America
American Oxygen
It seems same for poor Kenya
Our one and only treasure
Drowning in the dark
Driven by...

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Categories: kenyan, africa, community, corruption, courage,
Form: Narrative

Kenyan Flag

scouts stand proud
two spears and shield
immortalizing Kenya's legacy


Name: Teddy Kimathi

Country: Kenya...

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Categories: kenyan, beauty, passion, patriotic, power,
Form: Haiku

A Healthy Kenyan Ego Poem

A huge ego breaks off love’s embrace,
A tiny ego slips off love’s embrace,
No ego, no embrace of love!

A selfless ego suffocates from love’s embrace,
A selfish...

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Categories: kenyan, allah, angel, caregiving, christmas,
Form: ABC

Letter To Kenyan Electorate

The books are open
to us who fatten
mice into pigs

even tho' u limp, brethren
crawl to the ward
take seat in the arena

shortly,
curtains will part
To you : Be...

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Categories: kenyan, destiny, devotion, hero, history,
Form: Haiku

My Three Kenyan Friends

My Three Kenyan Friends
I met them this weekend at a friend’s house in Indianapolis
The sweetest siblings you would ever want to meet
Blessed by the presence...

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Categories: kenyan, christian, faith, friendship,
Form: Free verse

Letter To Kenyan Voter

I quit
I throw my hands down
and sit, sometimes

they called for reconciliation without
 justice
They called for justice without 
truth
Now they ask for prayer without
confession, umpteenth,
it chafes

...

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Categories: kenyan, best friend, betrayal, education,
Form: Free verse

The Shakahola Massacre

Be Not Afraid 
When God Says so
everything is  permitted
The genocide on screens 
was sanctioned from heaven 
800 acres 800 graves
In the name of God...

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Categories: kenyan, africa, bible, death, god,
Form: Narrative

PUT A FINGER DOWN- The Day After the Revolution:Everything is Normal Edition

Put your finger down 
If you  believed 
That Maandamano (Protests) would change the country 
Put your finger down 
If you were caught in the...

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Categories: kenyan, africa, class, political, power,
Form: Political Verse

That Day I Met Death

I am glad I went to hell
Glad to have  met death 
Looked at his face, hugged him 
Fell to my knees, kissed his feet...

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Categories: kenyan, dark, death, endurance, hope,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Seeds Planted In My City

In my City 
When they say they will kill you 
It's prudent to do 
Believe them and keep the distance 
Because They really mean it...

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Categories: kenyan, betrayal, childhood, community, death
Form: Free verse

I Am Still Remaining

I feel bad we never met 
You missed out on something amazing 
I was God's grace, I was boundless
I never saw it coming in the...

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Categories: kenyan, anxiety, care, emotions, identity,
Form: Free verse