THE GOOD-MORROW I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then? But sucked on country pleasures, childishly? Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers’ den? “Twas so; but this, all pleasures...
Raider of the Treasure Trove But what can be worthy of your life? What dearer than the gems of your dreams; The reason you are here? Always strive To fly flags of joy, and, sail up streams 5 Powered by...
The Leader and the Lead The lion stakes his claim To the leadership of the pack But the Antelopes remember The ferocious pounce of his paws The hyena says the crown is made for him But the Impalas shudder at...
Many years on wheels In faithful service to his fatherland Today retires he home And a celebration he holds Many years has he pummeled his boozy throat In obedience to duty rules and regulations Today, he’ll go home a freeman Eligible...
Naked woman, black woman Clothed with your colour which is life with your form which is beauty! In your shadow I have grown up; the gentleness of your hands was laid over my eyes. And now, high up on the sunbaked...
Like a sculptor chipping away at bits of wood, Time chisels away bits of their memory It strips away lyrics of the song of the women of my land Leaving only a fading tune echoing the song, they...
The grieved lands of Africa In the tearful woes of ancient and modern slave In the degrading sweat of impure dance Of other seas Grieved The grieved lands of Africa In the infamous sensation of the stunning perfume...
