Kids: Africa in Childhood Poetry

Contents

iii Table of Contents She Deserves a Better Life Too...............................................1 Life of a Chameleon..................................................................3 A Letter to My Father...............................................................4 My Brother and the Mirror.......................................................6 Guest of Honor..........................................................................7 Take it Slow................................................................................ 8 Son of Long Street.....................................................................9 Teenager Prayer for Mom and Father....................................11 Where Do I Belong?..................................................................13 Termites.......................................................................................14 Slaves of Habits..........................................................................15 Our Old Cock.............................................................................16 A Friend Indeed.........................................................................17 Rose My Flower.........................................................................18 The Sun’s Journey......................................................................19 The Story of My Teacher..........................................................20 Harare.......................................................................................... 21 That Old Boy..............................................................................22 A Good Student.........................................................................24 My Last Pain...............................................................................26 Taramanda.................................................................................. 28 Child Soldiers..............................................................................29 Gifts Taken for Granted...........................................................31 The Purpose of Life.................................................................. 32 Dear Teacher..............................................................................33 Teach me Good......................................................................... 35 Naughty Little Kids...................................................................36 Sister Lily.....................................................................................37 Lead Them by Example............................................................39 Playing with Summer.................................................................40 iv King of the Road....................................................................... 41 Counting......................................................................................43 Luminary..................................................................................... 44 Fruit Trees in my Village.......................................................... 45 Anger........................................................................................... 46 Teru is Turning Six....................................................................47 Good Things to Good People.................................................48 October Sun................................................................................49 Green Poem................................................................................50 My Christmas Dream................................................................51 My Cat......................................................................................... 52 Absent Minded...........................................................................53 Parent’s Prayer............................................................................54 Nature..........................................................................................55 Lord Jesus................................................................................... 57 The Flood....................................................................................58 Her Love..................................................................................... 60 The Sky........................................................................................62 Polymath..................................................................................... 63 Will all my Dreams Come True?............................................. 64 Peanut Butter..............................................................................66 Death of a Friend.......................................................................67 Gwariro....................................................................................... 69 Dare Not Continue....................................................................70 My Dog........................................................................................71 Everwishing Word................................................................. 73 Command of Nature.................................................................74 Love of the Arms.......................................................................75 Abortion......................................................................................76 Everything is Home...................................................................77 Two Sides of the Same Coin....................................................79 Dove............................................................................................ 81 ...