Lions of Nyabingi

stones in darkers forward Zion turn
star so hot make I and I burn
our bredren, our sistren
Red.
man and beast, a kingdom established
Babylon step fi da flame of da chalice
no time fi be vexin'
Red.
I ignorant strap'd wit' more dan teeth
Jah knows I wrap'd wit' sore an' grief
but still comes first light
Sight?
be no fear of da fearful loathing
for it seems only days since I plant stop growing
feel no way, 'tis but a word
Seen?

...Rasta, sit down wit' ya sun and ya skins
forget da bald heads, Bandulus and sins...

...think pon ya gates and da heavenly stars
whole heap of dem wolves can't see past dere yards...

...tings all I rey, da I ly smoke fi Zion
who said sheep can't turn into dem Lions...

...until dat moment, youth, keep on dis glove
for da bad flames burn like a star; One Love.

Author's Note

All Rastafarian speech is accurate. Use your imagination on this one.

Reviews

[Ruth]

I love this!
A clever poem love, unique too!
Amazing work!
xx

[Marie Harrison]

How fun and rather creative. This rocks!

Very cool! The idea of using a different accent adds effect. Positive effect. This has real nice flow. And the ending is awesome!

One Love
-SaimaS

[Moonflower]

amazing, my friend.

[Elizabeth]

One love... this is beautiful. I can hear it being spoken aloud. The images are clear and vivid and I love the effortless flow.

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LOL....this is wonderful..in touch with your inner rasta..nice..

[SimplyDisastrous]

This made me laugh. I'm Jamaican so just hearing this poem makes me laugh so hard. I love the fact that you're writing with the Rastafarian Jamaican accent. Good job, Lol.

[Lilly]

Loving the Rastafarian effect and feel of this. Pretty spot on with it actually. Creative, unique poem.

No imagination needed. Apparently the voice in my head can speak with a Jamaican accent.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the words and the meanings.
"think pon ya gates and da heavenly stars
whole heap of dem wolves can't see past dere yards..."
I like this poem. Break the lines down and lead you to many questions. A outstanding poem. Thank you.
Coyote