Mr Jallow, Thanks, but am just a student and not a Ndanaan! Omar Joof. >From: Koch Barma <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] >CC: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [>-<] A POEM: THE BALM >Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 19:00:43 -0800 (PST) > >[ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by Koch Barma ><[log in to unmask]> ] > > >Omar, > >A verse well done! You are really a Ndanaan....Bokarr what do you >think? > >Poetry is all about beauty and truth... a language that exposes the >truth, to paraphrase Heidegger, that neither science, technology nor >philosophy can ever do. > >Your poem reminds me of a wonderful painting I once saw at the >Guggenheim in New York...it is called "CHECK-MATE" by an >African-American. It is the greatest peace of human creativity I >have ever seen. In brief...the theme of the painting parallels yours >but elevated to the level of the historical human drama between good >and evil....In the painting, Satan thought he had check-mated Man, >and the game on the painting looks convincingly over to a neophyte. >I play chess and after a long tedious study of the pieces on the >chessboard the realization dawn on me that the King has still got a >move. This was a revelation of deep spiritual faith. I later did >some further research and learn that the painting immortalizes the >strong, mysterious faith that the American-Americans displayed during >their 200 years struggle against INJUSTICE. When white America >thought it has check-mated the blacks with slavery, Jim-crow laws and >segregation...God the KING always has the last move...until Martin L. >KING finally balms the heart of America with his immense moral >courage and genius. > >Omar once again, a job well-done. > >Ebou > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes >http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > >----------------------------gambiapost.NET------------------------------ >------LATEST NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA, NOW AT:>>------- >http://www.gambiapost.net/newspaper >-------------ACCESS TO OUR ARCHIVE AT:>>----------- >http://www.gambiapost.net/signon.php >(password is : freedumo ) >--------CHAT WITH FELLOW GAMBIA POSTERS>>---------- >http://65.18.147.105/chat/index.php >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Be sure to contact List Management for (un)subscription requests by e-mail >addressed to: [log in to unmask] or simply follow our DIY directions >at: http://www.gambiapost.net/unsubscribe.htm >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >©2002 Our Guiding Principle : "Va, pensiero", "Let thought(s) fly forth" >------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~