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I Love Africa

I love Africa, my beautiful Africa
I can roam in the bushes
I can run up the mountains
Down the valleys
Across the plains
Or get lost in the forests
Or the caves
I can soak the sun
On the sand at the beach 
Or bake in the desert sun
Until I should find an oasis
I can stand on the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro 
And if that is too tall 
I can try the difficult Mt. Kenya
And touch the floating cloud
I can swim in the ocean or in the lake 
Or in the dam or pond or paddle
I can also swim in the Nile or the Congo 
Or the Niger or the Zambezi or the Limpopo
Or a thousand other rivers 
I can catch kamongo in Lake Victoria 
Or the bream on Lake Tanganyika or Malawi 
Or bait the tiger fish in Kariba or Cahora Bassa
I can mine diamonds in Congo or Chiadzwa 
Dig for gold in Ghana or Tanzania
Or just pick gems and cowry shells wherever I roam
From Cape to Cairo and from Timbuktu to Mombasa
Or just in my dreams.

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Felicity Goulden

Date: 2/5/2017 7:46:00 PM

I love the sense of space and endless possibilities in the poem: it reflects Africa well

Denis Bruce

Date: 1/25/2014 11:23:00 AM

That is indeed a real marathon. I am puzzled by your comment on my poem "A Disturbing Train Of Thought".Perhaps my poem would make more sense,if viewed as part of a trilogy.

Gerald Kithinji
Date: 1/25/2014 5:30:00 PM

Thanks Denis. I really liked your poem, disturbing though it felt. Go ahead follow your instinct(s).

Cherie Thomas

Date: 7/30/2013 8:27:00 AM

This poem is so rich in raw, natural.beauty, resources, & everything else one can imagine in mama africa....love this poem!!! Beautiful & descriptive imagery Gerald,,, thankyou4sharing,,, this gem...onelove:) cherie~<3

Gerald Kithinji
Date: 7/30/2013 9:07:00 AM

Ma Cherie! Thank you.

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 7/30/2013 7:16:00 AM

Very beautiful, Gerald. I can feel the love for Africa in your poem. You transfer that love flawlessly. Awesome!

Gerald Kithinji
Date: 7/30/2013 9:08:00 AM

Thank you for keeping me company.