Rio Zambezi Poem by Isaac Maliya

That day
We remembered your prestige
Not as a dust-bin,
Rio Zambezi of all times,
But a source of life.

That day
We did not urinate on you
But quenched our thirst
By sucking your blood
Rio Zambezi of all times.

That day
We sang one tune
That of Rio Zambezi
A source of all energies
For all creation around and beyond.

Rio Zambezi
Defying the drought
You fill our water pales
Enlivening all creation
Of past, present and future
Oh! Rio Zambezi, Great you are!

Dedication: To Tete residents,
who show disregard
for Zambezi River.

Saturday,19th September 1992.
Tete, Mozambique.