I Am A Ugandan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDED CFG HFI AJJ KAC LDCF AMDCD NDC AFAA C| I am a Ugandan | A |
| And nothing can break that eloquence | B |
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| I praise my being to the land | C |
| Disappearing stars of days and nights | D |
| Boiling suns of the far Northeast Karamoja | E |
| And the cool breezes of the Southwest Kigezi | D |
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| Soils thirsting in the highlands of Moroto | C |
| Trees falling and dying in Mabira | F |
| In the hands of investment loving | G |
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| Only that and I | H |
| Can sing of the walking sin of slavery | F |
| And the wailing clouds of laughter gone | I |
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| I am a Ugandan | A |
| I am a lyrical piece of the Kitagururo fork song | J |
| And a Gishu Imbaru of the men fierce strong | J |
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| My roots stand firm in the quiet heart of Buganda kingdom | K |
| I am a true fruit of the warrior men and women | A |
| who invaded Bunyoro land | C |
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| I am a voice of the the thousand tribes of | L |
| the ethnic groups that speak trillion tongues | D |
| My blood has frozen on Margarita | C |
| the highest of Rwenzori | F |
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| I am a Ugandan | A |
| My face springs with a smile for my Pearl | M |
| My pride flows with Nile the longest of Rivers | D |
| My joy climbs Elgon and Muhavura the | C |
| home of golden monkeys | D |
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| My strength springs on the falls of Sipi | N |
| And I owe my living to the Savannahs | D |
| That define the face of my ancestral land | C |
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| Today tomorrow it feels good to be a Ugandan | A |
| I know the West dare laugh at me | F |
| when I say I am a Ugandan | A |
| But I shall sing I am a Ugandan | A |
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| And I shall stand proud to proclaim I am a | C |
Kirabo Anthony
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 02/27/2023
Poet's note: The poet is telling his identity as a Ugandan and the all the beauties that surround his native land
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