MEDIA POEMS

Ugandan Social Media Tax Duel

Late of Cancer, bill passed
Not to envy by that
Could it carry out its authorities
Multitudes as they wondered as though a bill can be opposed!
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Jova Petr

Nonga

Few hours pictures on s/media,
Nonga gone too early, mortuary ices like that we bought Sunday after church
What to think then, soil one me after relatives to come,
Temperature is above normal in a coffin can't scream
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Marco Babu

An Ode To My Love

Oda a su amante

Typical night
I found myself being with a guy
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Angela Bugtai

This Is It

This Is It : Spoken Word Poem
Am no longer that kid,that bro,
No longer that pro,whom you expect to blow,No longer that man in the mirror,
I rife with symbolism,
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Samuel Miyienda

Traditional Day Of Offering

With attachment & desire for bountiful harvest
Tilt land & expose worms on surface;
In scorching sun & pouring rain
Sow & plant crops in fields & orchards;
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Norbu Dorji

The Mosque Of Cordoba

The succession of day and night
Is the architect of events.
The succession of day and night
Is the fountain-head of life and death.
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Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Fiordispina

The season was the childhood of sweet June,
Whose sunny hours from morning until noon
Went creeping through the day with silent feet,
Each with its load of pleasure; slow yet sweet;
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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Hombre Pequeñito

Hombre pequeñito, hombre pequeñito,
suelta a tu canario que quiere volar
Yo soy el canario, hombre pequeñito,
déjame saltar.
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Alfonsina Storni

In 200 B.c.

"Alexander son of Philip, and the Greeks except the Lacedaemonians--"

We can very well imagine
that they were utterly indifferent in Sparta
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Constantine P. Cavafy

With Brutus In St. Jo

Of all the opry-houses then obtaining in the West
The one which Milton Tootle owned was, by all odds, the best;
Milt, being rich, was much too proud to run the thing alone,
So he hired an "acting manager," a gruff old man named Krone--
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Eugene Field

To Whistler, American

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Ezra Pound

Millenial Hymn To Lord Shiva

Earth no longer
hymns the Creator,
the seven days of wonder,
the Garden is over â??
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Kathleen Jessie Raine

Georgic 2

Thus far the tilth of fields and stars of heaven;
Now will I sing thee, Bacchus, and, with thee,
The forest's young plantations and the fruit
Of slow-maturing olive. Hither haste,
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Publius Vergilius Maro

Gualterus Danistonus, Ad Amicos. - And Imitation

Dum studeo fungi fallentis munere vitae,
Adfectoque viam sedibus Elysiis
Arctoa florens sophia, Samiisque superbus
Discipulis, animas morte carere cano.
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Matthew Prior

Alexandrian Kings

The Alexandrians were gathered
to see Cleopatra's children,
Caesarion, and his little brothers,
Alexander and Ptolemy, whom for the first
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Constantine P. Cavafy

Returning From Greece

Well, we're nearly there, Hermippos.
Day after tomorrow, it seems - that's what the captain said.
At least we're sailing our seas,
the waters of our own countries - Cyprus, Syria, Egypt -
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Constantine P. Cavafy

The Common Man

When plastered billboards scream with slogans
'fight for your country, go to battle'
When media's print assults your senses,
'Support our leaders' shrieks and rattles...
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Julian Tuwim

Al Claro De Luna (in The Light Of The Moon)

Spanish


La luna es pálida y triste, la luna es exangüe y yerta.
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Delmira Agustini

Media Noche

Oh, qué vergüenza!: â??El sol ha iluminado
La tierra: el amplio mar en sus entrañas
Nuevas columnas a sus naves rojas
Ha levantado: el monte, granos nuevos
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Jose Marti

Mis Versos Van Revueltos Y Encendidos

Mis versos van revueltos y encendidos
Como mi corazón: bien es que corra
Manso el arroyo que en el fácil llano
Entre céspedes frescos se desliza:
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Jose Marti

Don't Read This!

Many poems are unwriten
Thrown into the bin
Such a sin

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Caroline Van Der Merwe

Lingering

Living is hard,
Breathing is free,
Believing in reality is suffering,
Illusions are fairytale,
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Eldon Wangdee

Hymn Before Meat (hymnus Ante Cibum)

Newly Translated Into English Verse By R. Martin Pope is below this original.

Hymnus Ante Cibum

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Aurelius Clemens Prudentius

Me

So you dont like me, stand in line...
Just like alot of others you think you better than me and that's fine
I'm not perfect I never claimed to be
I'm trying my hardest to be a good man by being me
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Maurice Jacobs

Protege

G.S.M is a neccesary evil
Socia media is a catalyst
Sheeps are dieing for it
Ambush for generations
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Presaver Alagbada

Effectsof Social Media

I fear the most,
that I share a post,
that go viral and not to whom suppose.
A factual act or a mere pose,
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Fay-ann Swearing

Enslaved

As morning breaks, I'm still asleep
Cause energy was exhausted
In a day and night entertainment
By scrolling-down in social media
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Audel Ken Santillan

Death Of Nature

Think of failure, you'll find him at
your doorstep,
Forget your past, Just take a step,
The day's old, everything's growing colder,
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Emmanuel Shadrach

Go Slow

Go slow. Go slow
I say you should go slow
I gat alots to talk about, i gat not full stop
I've watched Prison Break, but, there's no John snow
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Aminu Musa

In Loving Memory Of An Elder Statesman (yusuf Maitama)

I

He varnished second of the seventh winter,
The north went frozen and media lost her voice,
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Omar Farooq Abdullah

Commitment.

Because I believe all religion is for good sake,
There is no religion who does not appreciate love,
Like & dislike make our choice, but
I am committed to religion of my faith.
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Norbu Dorji

The Selfless Minds.

Serving the world with faithful hands,
That treat broken bones and infected glands,
We prioritize your welfare before the rest,
And for maintaining your health, we try our best.
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Richik Ghosal

"you All Stay Home And Stay Safe".

"Stay Home". This was what you ordered.
This is what i wish to obey.
I want to reach home but can you please tell me how to get there?

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Nidhi Sharma

What If

What if we wake up on the other side
Where the abnormals become normal and reality is absconded

What if we wake up on the other side
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Owura Aquasi Nkrumah

Doctor’s Advice-be Happy!

In one of June day, I had got sick
Pains in my body started to click.
Felt cold, fever and appeared some cough,
Then temperature increased it was very tough.
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Akbarjon Bulbulov

Folie A Deux

Being faithful to the biggest lies,
spoiled by delusions and corrupted ties.
Shallow shared psychosis belief,
highly specialist identity thief.
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Robert Rittel

Liberties

The state of being free from oppressive restrictions,
or the weight of too much liberties and its affliction.
The paradox of boundaries towards creative ponder,
the prison of structure and disciplined wonder.
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Robert Rittel