Monday, 24 February 2014

AFRICA MY AFRICANS (POETRY) BY EZEKIEL MOSES


Africa my Africa
Africa united

Black and bold, beautiful and strong

Rich in land, wealthiest in resources

Pride of all the continents

Distinct from all the colors

 

Africa my Africa
Africans in Africa, Africans in diaspora

Brave, brilliant and strong, builders of great nations

Dispersed abroad by slavery

Slavery of pain and captivity

The chains so strong in plantations abroad

Bound by task masters, yet free in mind and heart

With freedom that broke the chains

And set the mind at liberty

“I have a dream” Oh!

The voice of hope and freedom

Our fathers, our leader’s dreams

Today our reality

Africa my Africans

Diverse in tongue, traditions and culture

Ravaged by war, famine and hunger

Yet stand strong in liberty

Hope of a brighter future

Like the rising of the sun

Anew dawn in History begins

The stones the builders reject

World leaders number one citizen

Ancestors held slaves?

Descendants, free forever!

 

Africa my Africans

Stand as one together

In unity, freedom and friendship

Fulfilling dreams from ages seen

Black is my color

No matter the race, my root I know

A people so great, united

In love, in peace, in joy we stand



Africa my Africans

This is our History

Rejected, dejected but here we stand

In freedom united, we’re friends with all

No one takes the love we have

Nothing takes our dreams and hopes

We are the world, we are the light

Blazing lamp set for all to see

Africa my Africans

Live in hope, fulfill the dream

The heart of love to light the world

United we stand, together we stand

Soon every nation and race will sing

All hail Africa! Beauty beyond description

All hail Africa! All hail Liberia!!
Land of joy and peace, Land of Liberty

The war is gone, new song begins

The ruin we’ll build together as one

Together in love and unity

All Counties and Districts as one we stand

Education the light for all to see

Corruption forgotten, the truth embraced

NEW BREED, fresh air of leadership

In wisdom, in wealth and peace we reign

Our children rejoice our hope restored

We are Africans, as one we stand

In Freedom, Friendship and Unity

Africa my Africa

Africans united as one!



Wow! It was an amazing time for me, presenting this new poem at the event held at John Mark's residence at the U.S Emberssy in Monrovia last week Friday in celebration of the Black History Month. The event was a successful one that brought great minds together, Africans in Africa and Africans in diaspora, it was an atmosphere of friendship and brotherhood uniting Africans in honor and celebration of our history, our past, our present, our future. Watch out for more on this blog, more poetry more updates. Am glad you enjoyed this wonderful piece of poetry, regards; EZEKIEL MOSES from CHANGE ENTERTAINMENT!

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