Africa

they call her the dark continent though the sun shines brightest on her blue rain pours on her every day making nonsense of her sun’s toil

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Riquetta Brown

Date: 12/14/2022 9:50:00 PM

What a beautiful poem for dedicating the motherland. :)

Iris E. S-Lewis

Date: 8/14/2021 2:29:00 PM

Ode to "Africa" I'd say. Thank you for sharing truth, poetically.

Eshe Benson
Date: 2/8/2022 2:25:00 AM

Thanks Iris. We hope one day Africa will enjoy the fruits of her sun’s toil

Millard Lowe

Date: 7/22/2021 9:21:00 AM

Nice, Eshe. The Motherland:- Womb of our beginning will always be for and to us, "...what the sun is to flowers..." Thanks for the share. Peace and Love.

Eshe Benson
Date: 2/8/2022 2:23:00 AM

Thanks Millard. Peace and love

Itumeleng Cangua

Date: 7/20/2021 2:05:00 AM

" they call her dark continent though the sun shines brightest " I love that contrast and the message is clear, keep it up.

Eshe Benson
Date: 2/8/2022 2:22:00 AM

Itumeleng we’re a phenomenal people. Other than our skin, there’s nothing dark in or about us. Our sun shines brightest

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/19/2021 3:08:00 PM

Beautiful and strong like her children.

Eshe Benson
Date: 2/8/2022 2:21:00 AM

Oh yes Richard. A beautiful continent where the sun always shines

Jennifer Fenn

Date: 7/19/2021 1:46:00 PM

I like how you say so much in so few words. I hope to see Africa someday.

Eshe Benson
Date: 2/8/2022 2:20:00 AM

Thanks Jennifer and welcome to Africa. We’ll be glad to host you. We’re a hospitable lot