Mr Jallow,
Thanks, but am just a student and not a Ndanaan!
Omar Joof.


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>Subject: [>-<] A POEM: THE BALM
>Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 19:00:43 -0800 (PST)
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>Omar,
>
>A verse well done! You are really a Ndanaan....Bokarr what do you
>think?
>
>Poetry is all about beauty and truth... a language that exposes the
>truth, to paraphrase Heidegger, that neither science, technology nor
>philosophy can ever do.
>
>Your poem reminds me of a wonderful painting I once saw at the
>Guggenheim in New York...it is called "CHECK-MATE" by an
>African-American.  It is the greatest peace of human creativity I
>have ever seen.  In brief...the theme of the painting parallels yours
>but elevated to the level of the historical human drama between good
>and evil....In the painting, Satan thought he had check-mated Man,
>and the game on the painting looks convincingly over to a neophyte.
>I play chess and after a long tedious study of the pieces on the
>chessboard the realization dawn on me that the King has still got a
>move.  This was a revelation of deep spiritual faith.  I later did
>some further research and learn that the painting immortalizes the
>strong, mysterious faith that the American-Americans displayed during
>their 200 years struggle against INJUSTICE.  When white America
>thought it has check-mated the blacks with slavery, Jim-crow laws and
>segregation...God the KING always has the last move...until Martin L.
>KING finally balms the heart of America with his immense moral
>courage and genius.
>
>Omar once again, a job well-done.
>
>Ebou
>
>
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