Plume of Honour

It Was An Era Mankind Groan’d Brute, Its Ruthless Fangs, Apartheid Regime So Repressive, South Africans Moan’d A Wail Of Laments, Less Than Slaves O, Wept The Zulus, Aliens At Home Where Is A Redeemer? Where Is God? Freedom Zealots Are Kill’d, Jail’d Oliver Thambo, Nelson Mandela “God Save Our Peoples”, Arch-Bishop Tutu Wail’d And Fellow Libertarians, Ungather’d Abroad Minutes, Years, Roll’d! Androll’d By Where Is A Redeemer? Where Is God? Of Immortal Presence His Invisible Light From The Heart Of Mandela Breath’d Forth This Torch A Promise Of Love A Promise Of Freedom A Promise For Forgiveness Virtues, Hate Or Death Could Never Overcome In Praise And Resilience Scann’d The Minutes In Faith And Hope Waited Mandela In Dream Of Freedom In Dream For Forgiveness O, Madiba, Within Thy Ribs Beats The Heart Of An Angel An African With Plume Of Honour