This is quite a wonderful poem Rene. May I copy it? A good friend of mine, a
Gambian doing his PhD on Gambian literature, is compiling poems written by
Gambians. He will be interested in including this in his collection.

F

On 02/04/07, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Walk with me
>        the journey is not long
>        on the least  trodden road to peace.
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>        It is not worth the while
>        that we scramble and squabble
>        and tear apart our hearts and  hopes
>        our shared treasures broken  to bits and pieces
>        we each want to take a piece more than  we need.
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>        We only need a little
>        for us not to waste and abuse the  grain
>        and no matter how big our take
>        it will always end up in the drain.
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>        What else is there to boast
>        what else is there to gloat
>        what use is it to keep
>        our cup more than it is  full
>        we cannot drink it all
>        yet others cannot have their  fill?
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>        And when we regain our minds
>        and want to relive our lives  again
>        we will be secured in the  knowledge
>        that life is like a drinking  cup
>        and when we drink
>        we should pass the cup to the other to  drink.
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>        And as we lie in that bed of  remorse
>        and feel bitter
>        about the things we haven't done  much
>        and feel guilty
>        of the things that we have so  much
>        and as we slowly and painfully
>        drift into the abyss:
>        the mind begins to deteriorate
>        the body begins to breakdown
>        the soul is haunted
>        as we turn to the dust that we shall  return.
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>        Rene
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