Africa, Our Comfort Zone

Eulogizing Africa

“Africa, Our Comfort Zone”

 

 

In Africa's ravaged landscape, where shadows roam,
Love and peace, a flickering flame, struggle to call home.
Corruption's dark veil shrouds the land in night,
Yet, from the ashes, a resilient spirit takes flight.

 

Like a phoenix, she rises, fierce and untamed,
Radiant as dawn's fiery blaze, her beauty reclaimed.
Through tempests and turmoil, she stands unbroken,
A monument of strength, like Everest's snow-crowned token.

 

We are the embers, glowing bright and true,
Purified by fire, frost, and water too.
Forged in the crucible of struggle and pain,
We rise, unbroken, our spirits unstill, our will regained.

We are the salt of the earth, seasoned with strife,
The sweetness of survival, the bitterness of life.
We soar on eagle's wings, above the fray,
Dive deep as fish, into the darkest bay.

 

Africa's heartbeat pulses through our veins,
Mother earth's rhythm, our life's refrain.
Joy and charity, our fractured hearts' repair,
Love's essence, our shattered souls' gentle care

Author's Note

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Reviews

[GlendaK]

Hi Friend, CHILLS resonated throughout this lovely writing!
I talked with an African boy for years. He had to go stand atop a hill to get signal when we first started talking.
His phone was battered but he could video his house among several others joined together. He said the government is corrupt and if anybody tries to help it can be seized by the government. So sad.
However! The last time we spoke, he has graduated from University and married! God is good!

[Jules]

this is so beautiful! the imagery is inspiring!

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe Africa is the key to peace. If one day. They can become organize. They could change our world.
"Africa's heartbeat pulses through our veins,
Mother earth's rhythm, our life's refrain.
Joy and charity, our fractured hearts' repair,
Love's essence, our shattered souls' gentle care"
I liked the above lines. I spend time in Africa on food/water and medical missions in the nineties for President Clinton. The people were kind and so smart. Powerful and worthwhile poetry shared my friend.
Coyote

[tumi]

thanks for the kind review

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.