I know a place in Africa
I know a place in Africa
I can feel the sun on my back
And the sand between my barefoot toes
Where I can hear the gulls on the breeze
And the waves crash on the endless shore
I know a place in Africa
Where the mountains touch the skies of blue
And the valleys shelter vines of green
Where the trees spread out a cloth of mauve
And the bushveld wears a coat of beige
I know a place in Africa
Where I can hear the voice of thunder gods
And watch their lightening spears thrown to earth
Where I can breathe the scent of rain clouds
And taste the sweet dew of dusty drops
This is the place of wildness
Of evolution and dinosaurs
Where life began and mankind first stood
Of living fossils and elephants
Where lions roar and springbok herds leap
This is the place of struggle
Of desert plains and thorn trees
Where pathways end and hunters track game
Of horizons and frontiers
Where journeys start and sunsets bleed red
This is the place of freedom
Of exploration and pioneers
Where darkness loomed and light saw us through
Of living legends and miracles
Where daybreak came and hope now shines bright
My heart is at home in Africa
Where the sound of drums beat in my chest
And the songs of time ring in my ears
Where the rainbow mist glows in my eyes
And the smiles of friends make me welcome
My mind is at ease in Africa
Where the people still live close to the soil
And the seasons mark my changing moods
Where the markets hustle with trading
And Creation keeps its own slow time
My soul is at peace in Africa
For her streams bring lifeblood to my veins
And her winds bring healing to my dreams
For when the tale of this land is told
Her destiny and mine are as one
© 2006 Wayne Visser
Something else that’s great about South Africa!
South Africa is the only country in the world to have acquired, and subsequently fully dismantled, its nuclear-weapons capability.
“Hello again I thought I’d let you (and your lekker vriende) know that I’ve launched a “Poets of Africa” blog – http://poetsofafrica.blogspot.com/. Afrikaanse digters welkom! Just email me on wayne@waynevisser.com and I will give permission for you to post. Kwa heri Wayne”
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Hallo Almal…Wayne het hierdie boodskap via email gestuur en gevra ek moet dit hier pos, dit het nie deurgekom om een of ander rede toe hy dit gepos het nie. Hy vra enige persoon (as jy weet van enige iemand wat gedigte skryf, help!!) wat graag deel wil wees van hierdie blog wat hy begin het… stuur vir hom email en hy kan vir jou “regte” gee om in te log en jou gedigte op te laai. Ek het van hom ‘n uitnodiging aanvaan en sal dus ‘n paar gaan opsit…Afrikaans of Engels…ek dink dis ‘n oulike idee..gaan loer bietjie in daar…Dankie!
Hi All…if you write poems..and you have any poems about Africa…and if you’re interested to be part of Wayne Visser’s blog…send him an email with one of your poems to:
wayne@waynevisser.com and he will invite you and give you permission to have access to the blog too…to upload your poems…thank you!!