Great Zimbabwe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDE FGHGIJ KLMNOC PQBRSQ TUQVQW KQXQYQ QQYWGZ PA2KQAQ B2C2D2KQQ QQE2F2G2H2| The city of Kings Mwenemutapa | A |
| So long infected by envious stories | B |
| It has stood for centuries | B |
| This piece of magnificent African Architecture | C |
| Whose greatness history has denied | D |
| The mark of a civilization destroyed | E |
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| Wasn t it the center of a Kingdom | F |
| The heart of an ideology so humble | G |
| Of a governance to its subjects democratic | H |
| Human coexistence that was peaceful | G |
| Source of the gold that graced the Pharaohs | I |
| The wisdom that humankind has ignored | J |
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| Far from the walls of stone | K |
| Spiritual eyes tear | L |
| Sour hearts burn | M |
| As drifter winds blow | N |
| Demonic flames engulf | O |
| A hopeless nation in colonial fever | C |
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| Gone are the days of grace | P |
| When Mwari the Creator the High most | Q |
| Could talk to the walls the wind and the trees | B |
| He could hear the drum beat the songs | R |
| The foot stomping the clap and tap dance | S |
| His tears would flow thirst they quenched | Q |
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| Those were the days of faith | T |
| When food trees could give | U |
| To a traveler in a jungle lost | Q |
| When lions could lead humans | V |
| To a destination desired | Q |
| This is the God that then lived within | W |
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| The great House of Stone | K |
| The Empire that flourished | Q |
| In peace ever known to man | X |
| Where strangers were gold | Q |
| Food they would not finish | Y |
| Just passersby who deserved charity | Q |
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| The House of Kings that | Q |
| Ignored principles for the good | Q |
| Of human kind so selfish | Y |
| They used to share with their kin | W |
| For they knew strangers were forgetful | G |
| They winced and away strangers took their beds | Z |
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| Isn t there a road back to that place | P |
| A way to get back in time | A2 |
| To the Empire that shone | K |
| To the hearts that cared | Q |
| Can WE JUST dig them up | A |
| The bones that carried the weight | Q |
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| They gathered the stones | B2 |
| One by one they laid the foundation | C2 |
| Day by day they raised the walls | D2 |
| Their dreams they locked in stone | K |
| That for years an Empire would stand | Q |
| In stone its strength would be cast | Q |
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| Do we undo their toil and sweat | Q |
| Do we forget the blood that spilt | Q |
| For the weakness of our hearts | E2 |
| For the selfishness of our minds | F2 |
| Do we let greed devour our goodness | G2 |
| Do we for a penny sell our souls | H2 |
Seke Bharu
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