Africa Calls To Me: Version 1
With
the beat of her drums that mark my days
And
the words of her poets that guide my ways
With
the crash of the waves that hug her shores
And
the sounds of the rain that soak her pores
With
the tears of mothers that stain her soil
And
the laughter of children that ease her toil
With
the rattle of guns that pierce her calm
And
the bustle of streets that sing her psalm
The
sounds of
Are
the cries of the world’s forgotten child
Taking us back into the womb of creation
The
sounds of
Are
the songs of the world’s untamed wild
Filling our ears with hymns of oblation
The
sounds of
Are
the screams of the world’s disturbing fears
Begging us to embrace transformation
The
sounds of
Are
the words of the world’s neglected seers
Pointing us to the star of salvation
Through the babble of markets on the breeze
And
the lament of hawkers so forlorn
Through the heaving of fishers on the seas
And
the hoot of taxis at dusk and dawn
Through the roar of lions basking at noon
And
the snigger of hyenas in the night
Through the rumble of elephants in tune
And
the stir of gorillas out of sight
The
sounds of
Are
the lashing of slaves that haunt her past
And
the victory songs of those who are free
The
sounds of
Are
the crumbling of ways that cannot last
And
the hopes for new possibilities
The
sounds of
Are
the whispers in a din of despair
And
the tunes in a maze of lost and found
The
sounds of
Are
the notes in the symphony we share
And
the joy in a land of light and sound
With
the cry of eagles that frees my soul
And
the hush of sand dunes that soothes my mind
With
the call of loeries that makes me whole
And
the cicadas drone that blots out time
With
the crackle of fires that light her skies
And
the rustle of leaves that swish her sighs
With
the chant of her songs that move my feet
And
the pulse of her heart that makes mine beat
Copyright 2007
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