Africa
Ralph Geeplay

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Africa, this sun drenched bliss,
come to Botswana and see
the terrific translucent creeks
of Okavango Delta, as it blends
with the sun rays and glistened.
Let the unmistaken eyes
catch the stretched neck zebra,
graceful---game in the name
of Africa. Its beautiful furs
decorated in broad strokes,
rising in circular waves, from head,
to hind. Now feast your eyes
on the herd of elephants and
the desert radiant landscape
of the Savute --- Africa, oh Africa!
The motherland ever so enchanting;
the beautiful safari,
and her handsome subtropical
wasteland, home to the Kalahari.
Then the overstretched sandy, salient
Desert, as she greets the Tourag of Mali.
Supple as their camels, nomads
and traders of the Sahara.
The colossal evergreen forest,
wildlife, and plateaus of Liberia.
From palm to palm, crystal clear
beaches along the Atlantic, vista.
Thrilling oasis of waters from
the Congo to Lake Victoria.
The land of my Fathers and its
stunning rapture---Africa, oh Africa.
Let me glean with naked eyes the
loveliness of the Table Mountains
in Cape Town, and live in Soweto
for a day, a borough of feisty warriors.
To stomp my feet as they do when
they dance and protest unreservedly.
In the land of the quiet giant, who took
on and beat Robin Island with glee,
then crushed it to dust in one palm.
Spectacular chronicle for generations.
The land of the Pharos,
The beautiful---Africa oh, Africa!