Nostalgia
Trade wind!
Bring me back in the days I was as small as a seed
Glimmering and growing under glass
I feel nostalgic for those days
When time was countless
Oh God of heavens!
I wish those days they didn’t stop
Because every single one was a holiday
Bringing with it its share of surprises
I was like an astronaut in orbit
Defying the laws of gravity
I was as light as a leaf
Carried along by the wind
I was pure and innocent
I was carefree and dreamy
I was green and yellow
When I think about those moments
They make me recall my days in
All the cities I’ve settled down
Each of them nurtured me
And gave shape to who I am
Amazed by the nature and inspired by the culture of Sédhiou
Oh Sédhiou! The green and the calm
You have been my first contact with nature
And I still smell the scent of the grass after the rain
I still remember the songs you taught me
And I took them with me to Nioro
Nioro the historical!
I have been fascinated by your history
You have been my first classroom
For you taught me my first syllables
And I have been lulled by your “Ngoyane” songs
I have been blessed by God
For He gave me the opportunity
To experience wonderful things
In heavenly places
And each of them is nesting
In a particular corner inside of my heart
Representing the secret wonderland
Where I go back whenever I miss my dear childhood
Copyright © Ndeye Khare Ndiaye | Year Posted 2009
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