Come

Come 

Come
For
The lights have all disappeared
And the torch lamp’s weary
To block darkness
For
Darkness is eternity!
Light your red candle
O chase lonesomeness
The deep lonesomeness
By the soft sound of your voice
Your nightingale voice
And
Speak that Chinese
When you come
Come when the winds blow
Come when trees crawl
Come when birds sing
Of turtledove birds come
And
Come when I come
Let’s come together, all our life!

Oh, the night and the torch lamp
O at a dark night of a rainy season
And
At Elobi for a forlorn student
It’s strident.

Douala, June, 2014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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February 7, 2016 at 1:15 PM
awesome poem
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November 15, 2015 at 10:54 PM
Jaafar, I really enjoyed this poem thanks for sharing **SKAT**
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