<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=544337" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Africa...my Africa</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">AFRICA, MY AFRICA</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Back in the years of the b.c.<br>When I was but a spirit in the heavenlies<br>Spying over the happenings on this miraculous planet, <br>I majored on the study of continents…</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I had special interest in this spectacular one<br>Traced back to Cush, a man of colour<br>Blessed by Eledua – the Creator of creation<br>Obviously vast, leading her equals</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Her land expanded by the hours – <br>They called it Ethiopia and the Egyptian empire<br>She was first in making wonderful inventions<br>And not lagging behind in linguistics and education</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Her map became a riddle for the WISE: </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Looking at the map from the west, <br>I see a gun.<br>Firing out intellects and academics<br>Imparting the whole wide world with wisdom.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Looking from the east, <br>I see a big foot, <br>Walking around the world<br>Preaching her precious cultural heritages</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Looking from the north, <br>I see a big Yam, <br>Everybody comes to take a bite<br>From this yam that gives a taste of divinity</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Looking from the south, <br>I see a big steady rock<br>Many come to it for shelter – <br>Others, to mine from her treasurable resources.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now, here is the riddle for the WISE – <br>Shall we pull the trigger of the gun with our foot…<br>And fire out a bullet of yam to the rock…<br>And perhaps, Africa will be that Goshen again? ? ? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Selah! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">18-01-08<br>OLA KOLAWOLE</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ola+Joseph+Kolawole">Ola Joseph Kolawole</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=544337" data-title="Africa...my Africa de Ola Joseph Kolawole" data-description="AFRICA, MY AFRICA Back in the years of the b.c. When I was but a spirit in the heavenlies Spying over the happenings on this miraculous planet, I majored on the study of continents… I had special interest in this spectacular one Traced back t..."></div> </div> </div>

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