Listen World

Listen world….

Africa is singing

A beautiful anthem

Touching the hearts

Of humankind

Everywhere…..

Memorable harmony

Echoes over desert

Savannah, forest

Mountains and oceans………

A gentle message of

Reconciliation, love

Heralding an age of

Trust and freedom.

Listen world…..

Africa is singing.

Dreaming of you

Red dust swirling

Cattle sauntering

African sun

Disappearing,

Feeling for you.

Road home winding

Wild pigeon winging

African light

Fading

Yearning for you.

Tower looming

Hillbrow sleeping

African moon

Rising,

Dreaming of you.

The Road and the Lake

Polished ruby road, like an uncoiled snake

Winds through the grass, to the next village.

Countless footsteps have sounded on this path

Many, many journeys have been completed.

Right alongside the road lives a lake

Home to millions of silvery fish.

Africa has a heart, all of its own

As wide and deep as the lake.

How many footsteps, how many journeys

Until Africa is home to all its people?

African Sculpture

Our African continent is a breathing sculpture

Of beauty in glorious variety……..

Brilliantly crafted by us all,

It is a colourful realization

Of passion, love and harmony!

Yes, let us lead the way, the direction

To a scintillating civilization…..

Where the spirit of man, the soul,

Is sublimely supreme

And creation unbounded.

Our African continent is a breathing sculpture

Of beauty in glorious variety…

Brilliantly crafted by us all,

It is a colourful realization

Of passion, love and harmony!

My Heart is African

If your travels bring you

To my village,

Walk to my home

And you will be welcome…..yes

My heart is African.

When I reach out to you

Status and style are not in mind

I look for the spirit,

You, the real individual…. Indeed

My heart is African

If I can turn tears to smiles,and

Better even that to hearty laughter,

My happiness soars, for

I love my brothers and sisters….yes

My heart is African

If you feel dispirited or lonely

Feel free to approach me;

Should you have a vexing problem,

I will help you….indeed

My heart is African

I love the sculptures of Africa

Our paintings and masks talk to me;

Our singers often overwhelm me

And the drums, always the drums….truly

My heart is African.

Poems are reproduced from "My Heart is African" by David Atkinson.

Thanks to David for allowing us to include these on our site!

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