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Ahhhh . . . Africa!
Ahhhh . . . Africa!
salt waves pummeling your beaches
high winds whipping up the sand
rainstorms thundering on tin roofs
sunbeams bouncing off flat land
bulbuls signalling the sunrise
lean dogs howling to the moon
bat calls beeping in the darkness
cattle moaning at high noon
hand plows scooping out a corn field
pestels pounding grain to flour
axes felling scrub and forests
hammers forging metal power
djembes tamping out the downbeat
thrumming ballophones at night
bare feet thumping round the circle
dancers clapping in delight
may your rivers know their Maker
may your mountains leap with glee
may your palm fronds wave in greeting
may your people finally see
that the love of the Creator
that the strong song of his Son
made the music they are singing
formed the land they dance upon
breathed the whirlwinds and the breezes
gave them pineapples to grow
welcomed death to give them freedom
sent his Word so they can know
that the One who holds the ocean
in the cupping of his hand
wants to make them his own children
wants to recreate their land
so that all the crops are healthy
so that war’s explosions cease
so that every single rhythm
births a canticle of peace
Ahhhh . . . Africa!
© Linnea Boese, 2012
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Comment by June Estelle Cash on March 14, 2012 at 9:23pm
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Dear Linnea, I love your poem. Ohhh ! may it indeed be true. Oh that the Lord will move many to come to know Him. That the support for the workers in the Harvest will be enough to do His Work, in His way, In His Will in His Time..and all for His glory. It has been three years since I have been on Missions on the frontline - but that was due to illness in our lives ...I am back, and hope to keep in touch with you. Count on my prayers. In time past I prayed for your parents, and for you, now it is you and your dear husband. I am now 78. My husband Henry was ill too, and we are looking at your blog, and rejoicing that God has placed you there to serve Him. Lovingly a little old lady named June Estelle and her husband Henry Cash.
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