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Stars Glitter for you

Stars glitter for you When you look up the skies

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Published March 26, 2020
Categorized as Africa, culture/tradition, folklore, lifestyle, Nature, Pastoral, Poetry Tagged African, blogger, lyrics, poems, poetry, rhymes, stars glitter

Dream

You came as a Dream to me This Dream has made me beautiful

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Published March 25, 2020
Categorized as culture/tradition, lifestyle, Nature, Pastoral, Poetry, Series Tagged beautiful dream, dream, dreamer, kindness, love, lover, lyrics, Music, relationship, song

Remember

Remember the setting sun will rise, Tomorrow will become yesterday And life must definitely find a way

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Published March 4, 2020
Categorized as lifestyle, Nature, Pastoral, Poetry Tagged blogger, blogging, lyrics, poem, poetry, Remember, rhyme

Wait for me by Johnny Drille

Johnny Drille gives us a touching country music. The first time I saw the video I got all emotional. Enjoy this African beat.

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Published October 11, 2019
Categorized as Africa Tagged Johnny Drille, lyrics, mavin records, Music, Wait for me

A Shepherds Song

I see the golden sun rise far away, Waking the countryside, painting the day The clouds glitter, no amount of gold can define this: The smell of dew on dry clay and the life all around me The Earth is awake and alive, and we must keep her so It is time to march the… Continue reading A Shepherds Song

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Published December 20, 2018
Categorized as Poetry Tagged A shepherds song, folklore, lyrics
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