Zambezi Poems - Poems about Zambezi

AFRICA'S SACRED ARK

...Soon,
The sacred black ashes and dark disfigured, but resilient bones of our enslaved, enraged and estranged ancestors, 
Will awake from their centuries of dazed, polluted and denigrated slumber, t...

The River

...The river

When the river is pure, 
They throw gold and silver,
They throw their mud there,

When the river is dirty,
They come to drink with us,

Little by little, they defile the water,
I...

'Current' Statements on Kariba Dam

...Zambezi's strength rules
who can harness our river?
electricity from water?
Nyami, Nyami

Kariba Dam damaged
by six decades of water
the Tonga tribes celebrate
Nyami, Nyami

May 10, 2022

...

Lonely

...My Mother, like many saints, is compassionate,
Though lion-like, my father is considerate;
Like banyan tree, my family is well-branched out,
Grandmas, Grandpa, Uncles, Aunts - all are good; no dou...

I Look Through the River

...In the realm of the mighty Chobe-Zambezi,
Where once we thought blessings flowed freely,
I used to look through the river, deep and dazzling,
Its currents whispering stories untold,
Mild and bold...

Call Me Africa

...Call me Africa,
The land of the ancient chiefs 
That lie in ruins.
Iam the sun-scorched plains
And the roar of Mosi oa tunya.
Iam the rolling hills
And the lush green valleys
Where rainclouds ...

My Beautiful Africa

...By Parizo Van Thulare 

I was born endless miles from the town 
Where tales are told about the king in his crown 
Where plates are treated same glass
So fragile respect is of the erything
So be...

No To Xenophobia

...HEAL THY SELF O WOUNDED AFRICA 
                (no to XENOPHOBIA).
      
Wake up a voice shouted 
You slept like a pregnant woman 
While the drum beat of my assagil sounds like trumpet 

Wit...

Oh My Africa

...By Parizo Van Thulare 

what have we done this time ?
What happened to together as one ?
Why us?
Why now ?

I thought what we had back in the ages was through
I thought that blood which was s...

To the Heavens For Hope

...Back again ...

Her daily hour of hope ...
She came every evening to The Hem ...
Just a big hole in the earth, really, a barren canyon of dust,
Perched on the south edge of the C...

Birds No Longer Chirp Peace

...With these winds of July ever sweeping the earth,
How should I follow the footprints of men that believed that no man shall auction another?
... Here, dawns are graceless, birds are no longer early...

Mosi Oa Tunya

...
The mosquitoes were dancing outside net,
Singing their treacherous songs of death;
“Let us in, we need your blood”.

I rose and rushed out of 
The brick and pole cottage
From liquid ...

Wood With a Mellow Breath

...With palms so chaste and a grip so pure
She wraps her fingers around the mallets
Letting them sit in the space between her thumbs and first fingers;
When she makes her first few strokes
Hammering...

Africa

...The black panther; no spots for fear,
Accustomed by the frails of the forests, 
To the long stretch of the Nile, 
Such beauty, I marvel at. 
Grazed fields, wetting bullock's appetite 
For the sa...

Odyssey From Africa 3a

...CHAPTER 3 The River
 
While they paused to rest a moment 
Han gazed suddenly behind them
To the south a long way distant
Faintly rose a hazy ribbon
 
From the grassland; Han spoke quietly,
"L...

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