Alpha,

This is a very touching peom. For all the freedom
lovers.


The Struggle Continues!!!!
Ndey Jobarteh


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From: alpha <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: 30 September 1999 20:16
Subject: The river:a poem


>This one is dedicated to all those living far away from home, with a heart
for
>home and longing to see our people free; those struggling to come out of
our
>common dilemma and those in search of knowledge to put to the service of
our
>people
>
>The river
>
>Oh mama
>It cannot be long from now
>Before we step into your ocean of warmth
>Been roaming and raving
>Yes sometimes raging and ravaging
>Look at those worn out shoes
>See this hair style
>As if the devils spent a whole day
>Wrestling on my head
>
>Rivers flow
>Collecting mass from the source
>Picking up debris
>Depositing sediments
>Scratching the roughness
>Of their soles and the air above
>
>Sucking in air
>To provide for life
>Throwing particles in all directions
>Blurring the vision
>As if to confuse the mind
>Yet simply performing
>In a truly natural process
>
>Draining the swollen wounds
>Of this wonderful earth
>Swelling to refill the empty spaces
>Left behind by the tropical heat
>
>Meandering with beauty
>Brushing through forests and meadows
>Providing water for the women
>As they do their laundry on the river side
>Singing songs of freedom
>Longing for that day
>When their children will come back
>To bath in the river
>Their laughter cracking in the air
>To heal their aching souls
>
>Into the belly of the ocean
>The river empties its content
>Earth goes back to earth
>Water flows back to water
>
>Oh mama
>I feel your warmth
>Let our hearts fuse together
>Our efforts are now joined
>Together we will be free
>
>Alpha Robinson
>
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