Bro Baba,
You may have to help some of us here. I read the poem but could not figure
out the tell from the head... May be I need to take a rudimentary course in
poetry.... :)

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:06 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Wow, Baba. A simply and nice poem. This is my take on the poem: The
> central theme of the poem are on the two words, "words" and "voice." The
> former is a statement on 'something' that is; and the latter is an
> expression of 'something' on that which is. There is a subtle difference.
>
> The poet sees the words, something that has been stated, for what that
> statement or writing stands for, and nothing more. However, the voice as
> insinuated by the reference to hankering, appears to be critical of that
> which is stated or written. The poet then affirms that his statement or
> what is written "was not begging for expression." It is just what it is:
> meant to humor or even to educate.
>
> Baba,  am I close? Regards.
>
> Rene
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baba Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
> To: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <
> [log in to unmask]>; gambiapost <[log in to unmask]>;
> gpu-usa-branch <[log in to unmask]**com<[log in to unmask]>
> >
> Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 4:54 am
> Subject: Just a smile - a poem
>
> Just a smileBy Baba Galleh Jallow It saw the wordsIt was meant to seeIt
> saidIt was not begging For expressionDear VoiceIt was not hankering For a
> placeAt the high tableIt was just a tokenYou see?It was worth Just a
> smileNothing moreThat’s all!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤**¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
> To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
> Web interface
> at: http://listserv.icors.org/**archives/gambia-l.html<http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html>
>
> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/**
> SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=**gambia-l<http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l>
> To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
> [log in to unmask]**icors.org<[log in to unmask]>
> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤**¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
>


¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface
at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html

To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l
To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤