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Poem

Chris Magadza

To Waken the Sun

To Waken the Sun

To Waken the Sun

Let us journey thither
Where we never arrive.
Let us venture there
Whence we return
Before departure
 
Let us go there
Where we fear to hope
Let us travel there
Where time is
A smiling illusion
 
Let us journey
To nowhere
And fill our desires
With emptiness
And have the courage
Not to live
 
Let us go there
Where there is plenty
Of nothing
Let us go
To the un-setting sun:
 
Yes
My brave Langa
Let us go
To Zimbabwe.
And make the sun
Rise again
Close

To Waken the Sun

Let us journey thither
Where we never arrive.
Let us venture there
Whence we return
Before departure
 
Let us go there
Where we fear to hope
Let us travel there
Where time is
A smiling illusion
 
Let us journey
To nowhere
And fill our desires
With emptiness
And have the courage
Not to live
 
Let us go there
Where there is plenty
Of nothing
Let us go
To the un-setting sun:
 
Yes
My brave Langa
Let us go
To Zimbabwe.
And make the sun
Rise again

To Waken the Sun

Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
Partners
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