Ifi Amadiume Poems

Isn't it another way to say,
A yearning for freedom,
Fresh far beyond,
Past the despair,
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Past The Despair
Isn't it another way to say,
A yearning for freedom,
Fresh far beyond,
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Spacing
This way out,
This getting away,
From it all,
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An English Autumn
Imagine a big tree,
Full of quite broad leaves,
Yielding only one tiny red blossom,
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Cut Down Too Soon
It is simply that you
Are not one of the lucky ones,
I would have told you so,
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A London Summer On Wheels With Kids Kick Scooting
Grannies are working hard these truly
Hazy rolly-polly dizzy days,
What with toddlers tugging at their legs
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Carnival Comes To You
Surprisingly they jumped me on a standing train
Seeing me colorfully suited to the sounding of the day,
Dressed to the drumbeat of Notting Hill carnival.
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Boundless
For when we were
Young and playful,
Our joyous laughter
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Nor cards nor canvases,
Nor screens nor monitors,
None can capture the real size of you.
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A hungry woman,
Loving, desiring,
In gentleness, she is
Denied the full sweetness,
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