For You, Tata Madiba - Nelson Mandela

FOR YOU, TATA MADIBA Nelson Mandela The beauty of your being holds me close, Embraced in the silence of tearful joy. The wonder of Life manifest on earth Echoes in the memory of the path you trod In the name of humanity’s deepest desire. The desire for freedom – Freedom of the soul to express itself According to the gifts bestowed by the heavens At the very core of creation. The heart of the universe pulses with the rhythm Of your courage, humility and Love, Compassion born of surrender to the forces of change, The very fire formed on the anvil of hope When eyes of Light turn to the skies Where the lost years of one life Become the catalyst for a cup of gold Flowing with richness down the centuries.