A Tribute to the People of South Africa
A drop in the north
A trickle heading south
A stream spreading out
A tide without end
Still the river flows
Nguni of the south
Nurturing the soil
Gathering the herd
Winning the battles
Still the river flows
Venda of the north
Mining the earth
Ruling the mountain
Taming the crocodile
Still the river flows
Tsonga of the east
Trading the goods
Guarding the port
Touching the globe
Still the river flows
Sotho-Tswana of the west
Crafting the stone
Building the cities
Cultivating the leaf
Still the river flows
Lemba of the centre
Smelting the ore
Making the tools
Honouring the Jews
Still the river flows
Ancestral streams
Coursing through our veins
Wellspring of our nation
Quenching this thirsty land
Still the river flows
Wayne Visser © 2017
Book
I Am An African: Favourite Africa Poems
This creative collection, now in its 5th edition, brings together Africa poems by Wayne Visser, including the ever popular “I Am An African”, as well as old favourites like “Women of Africa”, “I Know A Place in Africa”, “Prayer for Africa” and “African Dream”. The anthology celebrates the luminous continent and its rainbow people. The updated 5th Edition includes new poems like “Africa Untamed” and “Land of the Sun”. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
