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Thoughts On Africa

The best of nature lies in thy bosom mother Africa, the toast of continents your strength and opulence draw kings and nobles to endless rift of spoil sharing and gun trotting. Africa! The strength of the universe, the last bride of nature with sumptuous virginity from Somalia to Kenya, deep down the creek of Delta to the arrogant diamond of the Zulus, earth cannot rival thy blessing and extravagant endowments. Shameless kings seek second dominance in oil rich north with flying birds and explosions, they sowed corruption in Naija they brought AIDS and HIV with their planes and then send grants to mock us Yet the African spirits wax stronger! Mother Africa, inside thee lies peace endowed by creation, but these evil emissaries of violence sowed poverty and grief in thy land knowing the volatile nature of thy productivity. Alas, in torrent we have reaped pains and bloods, four years drought in Kenya, two months xenophobia in south Africa, endless genocide in Sudan endless NATO assault in Libya with piracy holding sway in Somalia, oh mama Africa! yet thy love intoxicates me like the tribal white wine of Iwaya! they tell our stories in biased satellites they label us evil and apish oh Mama Africa, arise, arise ! out of thy trial in awesome purity. Arise! Arise! Arise! Arise from thy slumber and give hope to our fleeing children! Bring them from the south,west and north and let the eastern hemisphere release thy heritage. Now there is war in Africa but soon there shall be unassuming peace and discoveries of earth noble secret in thy enclave.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 11/27/2017 12:46:00 AM
awesome... keep it up... Africa belong to us all us
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Date: 8/11/2011 10:11:00 AM
Your poetry has amazed me today Gabriel. Thank you for posting it for us all to read and enjoy. Hoping you have a wonderful inspiration filled day. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/10/2011 10:56:00 AM
This is beautiful
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