Africa's period



Poem : " Africa's period "

* When AfricA was born,
Breastless she stood,
   A blossoming virgin,
Ready for the red flows of pain.......

* When she became 12,
 Merrily lipping in the air at play,
   Then it flowed......
A red stain on her map,
  And a cramp of foilage she felt.....
   Oh Africa.....

* With her frets she ran,
 Under the marauding eyes of imperialists,
  Wanting for help,
Waiting for a pad?....

Not until she met Europe,
  Who tore her clothes ,
And made her shame
    A public disgrace....

Africa's period...

About this poem

This poem talks about Africa at her primal stage, her excitement at the possibility of civilisation and her sorrows of colonialism..

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Submitted by stephenabah240 on September 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X XXXX AXXXXX XXXX XXAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 533
Words 112
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 6, 4, 4

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