Appropriate Message

Doe, foe, toe, woe!
Like a ravenous wolf;
But in the morning, it devours the foe.
This is a message for an appropriate time,
Like a strong donkey lying down between two saddlebags;
And in the evening, it will divide the plunder!

Doe, foe, roe, woe!
Blessings the breasts and the wombs;
Of an appropriate message to all the women,
But to bear a child's burden is like to embalm his father!
But life at times is like a wild colt by a spring of water.

poem by Edward Kofi Louis
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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