Aquamarine with fame and power
Roaring beyond horizons as lion did
Witnessed the flow to unknown direction
Leaving behind the birth land
When every where announced famine and hunger
Dreamed skin and bone with any glue
Bequeathed the fading... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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“Lady”
From my memory back
I recall my father tall and slim
Very gentle slow to anger
His advice and comment
a reflection of his truthfulness
never been on someone’s way
Always careful to be out of danger
when people tried to... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Whispering to me, I could hear
Old memory passed by
In a wonderful class where I can see a light
The harmony, the group work
Leaving behind
The love and respect I acquired
Unforgettable memory again
Present and forever deep in my heart
The... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 34 Views added 2 years ago
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Hummingbird – Day One
One is the beginning of everything
Miles journey starts with step one
My first step is introducing my name
I am Hummingbird of the neighborhood
Who is humming and singing to make you happy
Lived at your backyard for... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 40 Views added 2 years ago
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That little girl of a village
Who grew greeting the neighbors?
No rages or harsh words heard
Get into a city crossed the ocean
Who would have taught that?
Dressed up dress of equality
Waved her hands high
As a sign of good-bye to the... – by Yeshi Gemaneh | 21 Views added 2 years ago
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You are a collection of treasure
You made me prisoner of events
You are like spider spinning in me
You are a battle field in my brain
You are an iron fence of my life
As deep as ocean in my heart
A reminder of the past
No secret in your part
... – by Yeshi Gemaneh | 48 Views added 2 years ago
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It is written You, O God
Are faithful, keeping every promises
Nothing stops you from carrying out
Your own plan
How could an ordinary person like me?
Get close to you?
You invited all to come to your place
Your invitation with no... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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You deserve an appreciation
In the vast world of discovery you made
Universally connector in multiple subjects
It would have been no way for me
To find out what you googled
The obtainability of sharing the same names
I never knew there were... – by Yeshi Gemaneh | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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Don’t stop me where I am
Let me go further
Let me travel day and night
Walking, or driving or flying are not an option
I can travel with my memory
I have many things to recall
Many things to share
Don’t stop me there
I have many... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 32 Views added 2 years ago
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That Little House
That house I grew
Surrounded by hills and trees
A stream running across
Grass hatched roof
Decorated with hand woven crafts
Fire wood burned for cooking
That keeps it worm and cozy
Neighbors getting together
To... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 26 Views added 2 years ago
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“What Shall We Do?”
Articulated young preacher
Quoted from the book of Acts
And elaborated on “What Shall We Do?”
That was a message to the Apostles
What to do to be free from their sins
That was from Biblical point of view
How about from... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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It is my understanding
A valentine day is yearly
Is exhorted with Saint Valentine
Commemorated by giving something
That could be a bouquet of roses
Nice words can make a difference
A smile as a reflection of morning sun
Would brighten as... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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I am, my mother’s loved
I have lived for years with me
Admired daughter
With black face
Accepted as a sign of beauty
My hair with head band
An emblem of my originality
Adoring most of it
The realty in me
Avoiding not to be an... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Gojo means cottage
Dictionary define cottage = hut or lodge
That is where I live
This is a message to reach you
I too a child of “Gojo”
I know for someone in a big city
Is hard understanding what
I am talking about
I will explain... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 36 Views added 2 years ago
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Time, Time, Time and Time
Time what do they call you?
Time, are you enemy or friend
To man kind
Time you changing rapidly
You lifting one and bouncing the other
One get convicted and one get prized
You running fast
Who would be able to... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 16 Views added 2 years ago
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Isa. 40:31 "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. ..., they will walk and not be fainet."
Hope
H = Hopefulness
O = Optimism
P = Possibility
E = Expectation
The labor of our hand
Should not remain in vain
Our hope... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 23 Views added 2 years ago
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Your thoughts not met mine
Traveling far apart
It is okay not to reconcile
As far as we have the opportunity
For fresh beginning
One day, soon or later
Our ideas will collaborate
Diligently together
For the good of humanity
As we live... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Only a wish or vision that postponed
Something which doesn’t appeared in realty
Oh! Disappeared or vanished in despair
It became morally corrupt
How painful when touched the real pain
Distressed or angry inside
To sink in the middle of... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 21 Views added 2 years ago
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Under a big tree in a bush
Sparkling black fruit one of berries family
Embraced by hills and trees
Cherished by neighborhood flowers
Already ripped ready to eat
Whenever I am alone I relished visiting you
I take my time gazing at you
... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 16 Views added 2 years ago
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For none Amharic speakers
This name is difficult to pronounce
Some trying to make it short
Not as mindful as in fullness
My mother loved to call me in full
She used to get mad when abbreviated
It sounds meticulous when she said it,... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Poetry can be a game
Not gambling
Not for fame
For expression
To criticize and vice versa
For reading and learning
For evaluating others
To be rated as well
Sharing ideas
In a positive way
Another way of education
Fair and guilt free... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 34 Views added 2 years ago
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I can sing with clear voice
My color is only to identify
That I am a beautiful black
Black as ebony
I am proud of my color
Precious as diamond
Sparkling in the sun
As hidden beans in the jungle
When I smile my snow white teeth
... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 45 Views added 2 years ago
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This is your friend Hummingbird
my motto is to hume
You make a hbit of lisenting
I am impressed and moved
by what I heard last night
your song on rainbow:
"Above the sea
Beneath the sky
Somewhere in between
There is a rainbow
When... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 19 Views added 2 years ago
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Who would think
That time would pass
It deed, it swept away
That is the route of life
Everything will be hiding
Like a shadow
Will be rolling like clouds in the sky
It is only in a twinkle of time
Nothing remain static
Except one... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Home not only built
By bricks and stone
It could also built
With bamboo and straw
What makes it long lasting?
Is the handling
Unless it is pushed will never fall
The same as you and me
If we are not there
For one another
We too would... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 18 Views added 2 years ago
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O! All the wonder, the beauty in you
Peacefully buried in a small city on the hill
Midsummer Mozart melody tickles ears
A host of October feasts to refresh mind and soul
It is fair to say to this date you are
Deep in my heart
So much to say... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Feeling an importance which I couldn't fill
Blush on my face--smile of happiness
Mother whispered into my ear
"Go learn, and pass it on to the next generation"
Dressed with national custom as an emblem
Saluted everyone with their...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 22 Views added 2 years ago
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Harsh and strong wind
Caught me in a big field
Where there is no hiding place
It has no knowledge of me
Pushed me hard
As if I did something wrong
It slapped me on the face
As a cruel person
It whispered into my ears
As if I speak its... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Let us sing a song of old memories
Will help us to recall the past
Let us sing a song of friendship
That will help us to remain in bond
Let us sing a song of brotherhood
That is important for our togetherness
Let us sing a song of...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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O dear, you precious bean bright in the dark
Like the shinning of an evening star
Twinkling on top of the hill
The beauty of your color never fades
You are stiffer than steel and as bright as a diamond
Among all things embraced , as you...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 46 Views added 2 years ago
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Walking together holding each other’s hand
And sitting on the bench close to their home at the park.
Memory brought so much discussing past and present
Their ups and down; smooth and rough road voyaged together
All in all a joyful...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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As we pray, we pray for everyone close or in a distance
For a better tomorrow, for a bright sunshine
To make this world to be a better place for all
What good would it make to hear everywhere crying?
There are many with low voices, their...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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A memory brought so much
the joy we shared
we were rich in toys
and products of nature
The mud and rock with both hands
listening to stories under a tree
were equally enjoyable then?
That is a bond if I may call it
Playing hide...
– by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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Mother loved to ride a horse
From town to village
As a child sited on horseback
Wearing waved garment
Enjoyed country side
Watched herds grazing
Birds twittering
Natural aroma smelled
As high cost perfume
Wild animals roared from... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 20 Views added 2 years ago
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Life is a journey with interweaving threads:
It would be wonderful if floated smooth
Who would make the predication?
Yesterday vibrant and bright as morning sun
Today covered with dark clouds
Help me to understand if you have a clear way
... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 19 Views added 2 years ago
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As Santa declaring his coming
To greet the neighborhood children
Every child wishing to be part
Making long list to have presents
Everyone filled with excitement
The house decorated
With Christmas tree
Lights sparkling everywhere
In the... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 52 Views added 2 years ago
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My Birth Land, Ethiopia
On high plateau
On ragged mountain
Surrounded by hills and valley
You are scalded by your droughts
Through no fault of yours
All your beauty covered with swift dust
Your hospitality changed
To second degree begged... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 198 Views added 2 years ago
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"Emma"
My mother, I dreamed every day of you
Your kindness all gone with you
Your smile, concern, and care to the last
You were an open market to all
You were a special mirror where
I could see my shadow as well
The door remained tightly... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 15 Views added 2 years ago
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Soon coming Christmas with golden crown
What a delightful experience
Saying Merry Christmas to one another
Will bring light to all human beings
Christmas reminds all
Christ was born in the manger
He was appeared to the shepherds
Here the... – by Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh | 39 Views added 2 years ago
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To my Neighbors
Left and right
To the seniors of my bordering
Good morning
How are you doing?
With all the pain and ache
You dwindle as age progressing
Not easy moving without
Help of... – by Yeshi Gemaneh | 29 Views added 2 years ago
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