Tag: African lullaby

  • Lullaby: Decembers’ rain

    Fast falls the evening, mild breezes, cold rain, rinsing the dusty roof tops Dark clouds shadow the moon, the evening is left to wander alone,  Trees bow to the swift wind; bending, twisting; left and right But the night was agog with life, the breezes an excuse for heavy sleepers A week before the heat…

  • An African Lullaby

    Come closer, come hear the song I must sing this night Come let us sit under the mango, let us enjoy the moon light, The sweet breeze that seem like that of the quiet riversides Which flows freely, running in peaceful haste thru the wild The cold day took her toil on our strength But…