Beautiful poem Rene. Passionate. Thanks for sharing. Baba >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: A Poem >Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:26:22 EST > >I have used some of the phrases from previous postings to come up with >this >poem. > > You raise your voices > and abhor the vices > it bedevils the mind > you inspire a nation > to rise up, rise up > and cast away the yoke > of hopelessness > of poverty and misery. > > You ignite the flames > of civic passion > instill a burning desire > of selfless action > and they voraciously satiate > from the fountain of knowledge > that gush out from your mighty pen. > > You ripple the calm waters > and amid the storm > you sail gently to shore > with your powerful insights > your clever polemics > with your fervent critique > you lay bare > the decay and backwardness > of the political dispensation of the day. > > If those > who butchered our expectations > If those > who unfulfilled our yearnings > If those > who dampened our aspirations > and defrauded our resources > have eased the poverty > and alleviate the misery > > the quality of life > we so desperately needs > would have been paid for. > > Rene > > > >**************************************See AOL's top rated recipes >(http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい