Another masterpiece by Diaspora-Kawira Njeru
Until the lions have their own historians,
tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
Igbo, Yoruba, Ewe
Tell me something good about Africa; Something good, nice, beautiful, perfect, fantastic, miraculous, wondrous about Africa…………..
I see stars so clear in the black dark night
of Africa,
Africa – a home of mystery and intrigue,
Africa – a piece of the earth so virgin,
a place so pure and rich.
Yes! Rich,
rich in the earth and secrets of past,
rich in the colours of creations,
rich in smell of uncompromising purity.
Purity of a life so ancient,
so aged yet powerfully standing,
standing so tall and strong,
standing out with an elegance
that refuses to be intimidated,
peaking out like
Masts of the gods………….
Now I have your attention in South Africa
motherland’s gateway with Drakensberg mountains,
the uKhahlahamba, Zulu for “barrier of spears”
located in the majestic KwaZulu Natal and
presenting the Tugela Falls, the second highest
in the world at 948 m. Tuge means “sudden” in Zulu.
The true icon of beauty are the Table mountains,
Hoerikwaggo by the original Khoi for
the mountain in the sea or
Umlindiwengizimu by the Nguni,
“the watcher of the south”, and whose legend
says was placed here by the creator as the
Custodian to protect all of Africa.
You cannot miss out on Algeria,
now the largest country in Africa,
tenth largest in the world,
ancient as the days known.
Tassili n’ Ajjer,
a mountain range in Algerian
section of the Sahara desert,
jutting out of the earth
like a natural forest
with prehistoric rock of art
that swears to an intelligent folk past……
prose………….
She was suddenly hit by the hot humid air of the tropics, but there was yet a freshness that hung in the atmosphere. She closed her eyes and stood very still, blocking out all noise around her; from the voices urgently calling out offers for the best taxi price to the far-off sounds of the planes jetting off and landing. She had arrived at high noon and she savoured the sense of decision that had seen her board the plane to a land she had not been to in so many years……………..
Read this and more from my recently published book now on sale.. Masts of the Gods explores the great beauty, wealth and tremendous life of Africa. A book in three parts; prose, verse with facts and detailed chart of all 54 African states… such details as size of country by area, population, ethnic groups and languages, exports, imports, natural resources, and many more….
Get yourself, your family and friends this copy, you will love the beauty of information…
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By Kawira Njeru
Another masterpiece by Diaspora-Kawira Njeru
