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Nelson Mandela Poems - Poems about Nelson Mandela

Premium Member Trilogy of Nonviolence Advocates Rev King Jr Attys Mandela and Gandhi!
The "Trilogy of Non-Violence" advocates peacefully uplift humanity Humanity is to behold a peaceful way of overcoming the struggle of life. Life, where all souls are valuable and with love are diminishing hate Hate! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. states, "Driven out by the light." Light of the world for humanity to see shining bright, eliminating darkness Darkness, which...

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Categories: nelson mandela, beauty, courage, hate, humanity,
Form: Other
Mandelas Birthday Poem
(Today is Tata MANDELA’S birthday. Freedom lovers all over South Africa are celebrating his legacy of Compassionate Love. I wrote this poem on his birthday when he was still alive. I am so grateful that I was humbled to serve in his government whilst he was President of the First National Democratic Government in South...

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Categories: nelson mandela, 12th grade, africa, age,
Form: Free verse



Spreading Happiness
South Africa is the first  Place in Africa where you  can find more Excellent Roads , rail ways , ports and Airports than some European, Asian, American, Oceania  countries And more best world  wine companies. During apartheid many black people where living In locations, treated as foreigners in their Country No black person occupied the presidency or...

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Categories: nelson mandela, 12th grade, evil, freedom,
Form: Acrostic
Nelson Mandela Quotes
“Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.” “A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.” “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” “I learned that...

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Categories: nelson mandela, blessing, education, meaningful, memorial
Form: Heroic Couplet
The Tale
THE TALE Walking down the street with my bare feet The thoughts of Mahatma, Nelson Mandela, and Osagyefo Pumping my blood towards the course of Emancipation Freedom! - Is the word The one true legend which opens up all minds To set free the thoughts of the thoughtless To make strong the spine that’s prone to Hopelessness To give the Shy another chance Confidence!...

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Categories: nelson mandela, freedom,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Baba Madiba , Nelson Mandela
Rewrote our History books for the world to see A worthier Icon there could never be, Born and died over the span short of a century, Baba Madiba became South Africa’s first Black President in April 1994, finally, eventually! Nelson Mandela was destined for this role, As the masses empowered, flocked to the pole A lawyer, an activist, a prisoner, a...

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Categories: nelson mandela, wife,
Form: Free verse
Mandela, My Eternal Man
“Let love be your feature” Mandela My eternal man Mandela My eternal man The scent of your breath The scent of freedom O, Mandela Your eyes have the color of freedom O, Mandela The scent of your breath The scent of freedom O, Mandela My eternal man Your hand is the flag of freedom Freedom Freedom O, flower, your name is the symbol of freedom Tulips Meadow saffrons Seek your scent And red poppies ask you: “Where...

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Categories: nelson mandela, love, peace,
Form: Free verse
Ode To Nelson Mandela
A broken reed Bleeding through the love pipes of social apartheid, Got fixed after waging twenty seven logs of wood in the iron woods of bars on him Through his mouth, The dumb trumpeted And echoed, beating gongs into the forested minds of men in the distant woods His retina sighted the blind from obscurity of racisms For a bullseye of the...

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Categories: nelson mandela, africa, dedication, depression, devotion,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Ode To Nelson Mandela
My heart skips a beat I lose my breath When I think of his life of sacrifice And his crusade for human rights Leading the revolution against apartheid With rare tenacity and might A lawyer by trade a pacifist by nature Standing for truth and reconciliation Just him and his ideals for god-given rights Standing and never wavering Giving voice to the speechless and...

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Categories: nelson mandela, africa, appreciation, celebrity, courage,
Form: Ode
Afro Knight
"Afro-Knight" Nelson Mandela was his name , he was a hero. Captain Africa carrying the cross like Jesus. A fight to the finish.... patience was my super power. Twenty seven years of meditation....the Victory. Your heart is made of gold. A nation divided by hate! Ignorance! The disgusting violence between seasons together they howl the winds of life, different shades one...

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Categories: nelson mandela, africa, appreciation, blessing, hero,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Brother--Nelson Mandela, Umtata, South Africa--Tribute Poem
Nelson Mandela, crossed my spirited mind today, a visionary legend of peace, love, equality, and unity of all people. As a prevailer of great affliction, he was like a Greek God fighting for the—"Common man!” I had to sit and diligently read with excitement, how he unlocked the chains off locked and chained chambers: Displaying the personification of...

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Categories: nelson mandela, brother, confidence, dedication, discrimination,
Form: Couplet
Nelson Mandela Madiba Poem
Never,never and never again. Rolihlahla madina. Your humanity was honestly. Your love wasn't mock. You didn't rain as a fake rain. You were reap rain. You were three which bear fruit. Never, never and never again. You started a trip which you didn't know a destination. Even though other reverse, You didn't let yourself not...

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Categories: nelson mandela, history,
Form: ABC
Honour the Legend Tribute To Nelson Mandela
A black African child born for the nation. A star fallen from the sky to nourish the land. When no man ever thought that peace could be maintained. When hatred was a gold medal to all and killing was a feast of lives tearing hearts apart. He stood up and the bureaucrats stood still. He said to them: "Freedom is an ideal...

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Categories: nelson mandela, dream, education, inspiration, visionary,
Form: I do not know?
Nelson Mandela
Nelson MandeLA PATRIOT OF ALL NATIONS A Powerful leader and example of true stature and grace A warm smile that lit the whole african nation His truth and pure honesty spread across the whole world touched the young and the old To see a man come out been captive in prison for so many years mandela led the nation by example and...

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Categories: nelson mandela, appreciation,
Form: Epic
Nelson Mandela
Unkosi Rholihlahla Mandela, born into the Madiba clan in the village of Qunu grow up in Mvezo in Umtata,Transkei Dalibhunga, the prince of the Tembu tribe son of umama Nonqaphi Nosekeni son of Nkosi Hendry Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela father of South African freedom ward of Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo at the Great Place in Mqhekezweni acting regent of the Thembu nation boy from...

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Categories: nelson mandela, best friend, brother, father,
Form: Free verse

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