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african in us deep never leave
Posted On 08/23/08 @ 12:49 PM by godfatherpoetman
Grandma Dance

Drums of passion  
Olatunll song  
beat on skins of Africa  
reach the soul  
way down in ancestor  
dance of soul  
going way back  
grandma  
swaying to beat  
I saw movement of limbs  
proud woman of Africa  
grand elder of the motherland  
deep in her soul drums  
reach  
just magic of people who we be  
grandma ninety years old  
Africa's root alive  
deep in the soul  
grandma moving to  
gin-go-lo-BA do that dance  
from before our bondage  
long ago when these shore  
were far away from African home  
after crossing the water  
at end of the journey  
drum were stolen away  
dance were forbidden  
our soul remain strong  
hand clap in beat  
want to go home  
heart has the inner drum  
our past from ancestor  
will not be touch  
no chain can erase  
grandma remember  
the body movement of long ago  
grandpa would have joy  
looking at grandma strong  
African coming to America  
with the song of passion in our soul  
forever drums to endurance  
our elder of Africa  
is why black people stand tall   
  
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10/07/08 @ 12:53 AM

'African coming to America
with the song of pasion in our soul
for drums to endurance our elder of Afirca...'

I love that part. We  are still swaying to the beat of the drums with endurance.  Grandma  would be proud!  great job godfatherpoetman!



08/23/08 @ 04:24 PM
SO TRUE SO TRUE GRANDMOTHER DANCE,OUR SOULS ARE FILLED WITH OUR HERITAGE BEFORE WE ARE EVEN BORN I BELIEVE YOUR POEM PAINTS A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF THIS TRUTH. NICE TO MEET U, POET FRIEND, MARILYN FROM OHIO/MAFLongfellow




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