HUSH NOW

Hush now the dawn is waiting

And the cry of the newborn day will have so much to say

Hush still while the birth of the day paints the sky

For in silence the soul is nearby

Hush while the new day takes its first breath

The world is again new and fresh.

Hush the day is crowning

and in this moment the world’s sorrows are drowning.

Hush, the world has so much to say.

In stillness, we find our way.

Hush; listen to the heartbeat of the day

The glory of the coming one is on the way.

Lord be with us.

THE SOUND OF AFRICA (POEM)

THE SOUND OF THE AFRICAN DRUM

the sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums which

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

From the high mountain tops and deep valleys the sound calls her people to unity.

The drum is the voice box Mother Africa -

It synchronises to the heartbeat of her people.

Her rhythm stirs their bones to single action.

Her sound calls her people to her breast.

The message beats out loudly:

"Feel the soil on which you stand, my children it's your soil ……

Your continent.

Your Africa

All who stand on it are your brothers and sisters -

Nurture them, feed them, love them and heal them.

"I am not calling you to war or discrimination against your brother of different skin, tongue or faith.

I call for the war against separation.

I call for the power of unity.

I call back my natural heritage and the sound of nature.

I call back the pride of Africa.

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My children I give you all you need to nurture all of you

Export not my rich bounty for a ransom, but feed your starving brothers, sisters and animals first.

Educate my children, nurture them heal them and give them shelter.

Return their strength so they too can dance to the rhythm of my pulse.

One Drum

One rhythm - One action - One continent - One power

One United AFRICA

!ke e: /xarra //ke

16 April 2006

Reviewed 19 May 2007

Photograph: From a popular desk calendar sold at stationery shops in South Africa.

THE RHYTHM OF AFRICA

THE RHYTHM OF AFRICA



From the high mountain tops and the deep valleys below

We hear the sound of people calling for unity and peace

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest

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Feel the soil on which you stand My children it's your land

Hear small babies crying while their mothers are slowly dying

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest

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Deep in the jungles of Africa we hear lions roar

Just over the border sound the guns from the men of war

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest
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Hear the little children singing while their mothers dance

For Madeba brings a promise of unity and chance

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest

in our land - Our Africa!

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The sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums

pulse like blood through her arteries and veins.

The rhythm of her drums call her people to her breast

Without unity their bones will never rest

in our land - Our Africa!

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Where is sound of the rhythm of the beating of her drums ........




!ke e: /xarra //ke
Written for Healing Africa - Africa Heals on April 28, 2007

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19 May 2007