Njabulo – Joy

Maureen Clifford ©  The Scribbly Bark Poet

See the war shields black as midnight

see the high storm clouds at noon

see the egret whitely feathered

see the evenings coming gloom

Hear the lions harsh roars echoing

‘cross the veld where grass is gold

see cloud over Kilimanjaro,

feel the evening wind cold.

Watch the elephant move slowly,

stately - ponderously graze.

Sniff the scent of wild mimosa,

glory in these glorious days.

Meerkat group outside their burrows

standing tall indignantly

as the shadow of the hawk glides

overhead malignantly.

Ndebele – ancient warriors

guard their cattle, know their worth.

Man and nature work together

all are blessed by the good earth.