Notes About The Poem
This us a poem about Egypt. It is a very dry country (line 1); invented the sailing boats and other items (lines 1 & 2); It possesses the world’s oldest dress which is about 5,000 years old (line 4); Ancient Egyptians worshipped over 1,400 dietes (line 5); the Nile river is the longest in the world (line 7); make up serves as protection from the sun and has magical healing powers (lines 9 & 10); the lost Egyptian city of Heracleion was found after 1200 years under the sea (lines 12 & 13)
A Historic Habitation
A dry habitat where sailing boats were invented
and the paper, pens, keys and toothpaste.
Also where beer was a national currency
and the last dress standing is preserved.
This dwelling offers worship to more than a thousand deities
and cats’ funerals are honoured with the shave of the eyebrows
The most numbered Arab citizenry
possessing the globally most spanned river course.
Eye painting is practiced by both genders
for healing ability and a cover against the sun.
Even with the myth of mummification and the awe of Giza
It is certainly true that one of its habitations
Was found to be swallowed by the sea
Copyright © Funom Makama | Year Posted 2015
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