My Tanzania.

Subject: My Tanzania. Fri 7 Sep 2007 - 22:51

This poem is dedicated to Tanzania and my best friend Vasant at Mwanza Yacht Club. May the force be with you Vasant (1979).

My Tanzania.

You waited but I wasn’t ready.
Nor really was I quite prepared.
For your smell,your pungent aroma.
Your beauty could not be compared..

But your beauty doth hide a great sadness.
And it’s one that I know makes you cry.
As a mother you’d die for your children.
As a country you watch as they die.

I worked and you watched as I flourished.
Your sons worked along with me too.
We supplied power to all of your people.
Who can pay? There’s all but a few.

But they’re few so why should we bother.
Listen up and I’ll tell you my friend .
As your Mother and country I tell you.
For your future on them you depend.

I worked alongside men who died trying.
For their country had nothing but pride.
As a mother please speak to your leaders.
As a country don’t let our plight hide.

The day I left Tanzania my saddest day.
I knew that my time was done.
I couldn’t leave Tanzania without one word.
Vasant the only one.

Postscript.

Ah then the day I knew I'd done.
I sat down beneath the noon day sun.
To pondered upon the words I'd wrote.
Then thought I'd better leave a note.

Don't rub me out I know you care.
I speak the truth and take you there.
To places that you've never been.
Or seen the faces I have seen.

I wrote my words so you would feel.
The pain, and wounds that just won't heal .
To feel that pain will always last.
Until we cast it to the past.

copyright DWSmith. 07/09/07

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My family are like stars in the night sky of my life.
Always there at the end of the day.
The light of their love forever constant as the Northern star.
Safely guiding me home.
Dreams are the realities of tomorrow.
Everyone is in tune with the spirits of their ancestors. Unfortunately some are tone deaf.
Copyright. Daz.2008.

Subject: Re: My Tanzania. Sun 23 Sep 2007 - 20:32

Hi Daz,

Yes I can see that this has progressed since I last read it. Its coming together well now!!

Cas
xx

Subject: Re: My Tanzania. Fri 2 Nov 2007 - 18:34

Hiya Daz,

This is great now!! have you finished it? Or is it just that each time I read it, it gets better & better anyway? Very Happy

I'm just updating your index, chat again later,

Cas
xxx

Subject: Re: My Tanzania. Sat 3 Nov 2007 - 14:13

Aaah! I see its defintely finished now Daz!!
It's Wonderful, Thank you.

PS; I'll remove the words "in progress" from the entry in your index.