The New Dawn

THE NEW DAWN Sitting, relaxed, atop the cool grass-filled rock, Jutting out proudly over the calm blue ocean, I stared in stoned-wonder; held captive By the magnificent rising of the yellow sun, Ascending, gracefully, across the serene horizon, And ushering in the bright and long awaited new world; A world, free from the shackles of religion, Unheld by the chains of ethnicity; Devoid of the differences in colour. A world wrapped up in the warm covers of peace; Overshadowed by the immutable display of inestimable love. A world tongue-deep in sincere equality; Lacking the Political, Social, and Economic segregations; Where none is poor or hungry; a violence-free Community – where morality stands overall; scoring On all points; in all ramifications. I see a world where there are no foes – but friends; Where the Lions lie closely with the Lambs – Sharing, caring; and rapturously cherishing one another; A world where the natural unites with the Supernatural to form a universal positive whole – Stamped with truth and justice. This new world, which I speak of, begins with you! (c) Ikenna.C.Igwe