Till the Maidens Return

off to niger’s brimful banks
where the weaver-birds
had their lofty nests
there the trees are ever-green
there old hatching eggs burst-ready
with new wings for the first flights
& the water-torrents point
to her hidden chambers
while the early frost cool the azure
there we dwell & hope to dwell
till niger’s maidens return
like eaglets of the jungle
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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May 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM
You have described a heavenly scene of nature! Well -written! ! Love and Blessings, Rhonda
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