Frantic Bird Poems

Umuhle
In Zulu it means you are beautiful
And that you are
I don’t know how to love you
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Many are the daughters of Zulu nobles
As the stars in the sky
Beauty is their crown and they are groomed
Groomed to melt the hearts of men
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Through pain and tears and strain
We wait
The Lord is coming soon
To take us home
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Yours is precious
Like humming birds over scented flowers
Nine is special
Almost perfect
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You are that one I chose to write about
You are not like the rest in beauty
But I have never been like them either
I chose you in white as you strolled through them
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My blood is green and brown
From the hills and rivers
That flow through my heart
The African garden we call home
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Abi
Why Abi?
What has love become to you
Calling my name when you should not
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I long for thee on a hot summer day in the desert
Because you are that tree
Shade me with your beauty oh Zulu princess
If I meet you at the river
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The end of the road is where I reside lately
Hoping to catch you and you
I used to drive pass here and not look back
Now I am here and they are driving by
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