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 The Silent Village 
             In a silent, cool and quiet village I used to stay
             Life was sweet, enjoyable and never in a hurry
             Taking animals to graze, playing with other kids and swimming daily
             Walking by clean and silent rivers where water was flowing freely
             But if one doesn’t complete duties and chores, parents punished us dearly
             Those days, life in that village was not only good, but also enjoyable

            Schools were miles away, but we were never late
            We wore no shoes, blazers and modern bags, but we looked great
            In that village the dress code was simple but everybody was neat
            Mothers bought cheap “mtumba” clothes in the nearest market
            Men going to hunt and slaughter animals to balance the diet
            Shopping list was a self-composed song to the shop when a child was sent
            Those days life in that village was not only good, but also enjoyable

            Everything was communal and batter trade was the affair
            Cases of incitement, corruption and theft were not there
            Discipline and correction of children was a community affair
            To correct and punish any wrong child, every parent could dare
            Scent of traditional food, honey and wild fruits used to fill the air
            Those days life in that village was not only good, but also enjoyable

            Sadly I sit today, I watch the world escalating
            Skyscrapers mushrooming where the silent village used to be lying
            Digital marketing replacing the sweet batter trading
            Gated communities, where children do not know those neighboring
            Good morals and behaviors in young ones diminishing
            Pollution everywhere and Mother Nature wailing
            Those days life in that village was not only good, but also enjoyable

                                  (By Waweru Ngugi)
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