Shamba Kaunda Poems

Its the pain you never know that hurts your soul,
Or the burden you invisibly bear that torments your spirit,
Dont keep hatred in you saying you don't want war,
When you know deep down your heart you can feel it,
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It rained,
On the roofs of the oppressors and the oppressed,
Rained,
In the gardens of the righteous and the wicked,
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As the sun shines so we make our hay,
Knowing that it is not here to stay,
And that soon it will fade away,
For as the dawn comes so will the day,
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If poerty was meant to love,
There is a cupid a arrow in my pen.
If poetry was meant to prove,
In my poems see the evidence of gain out of pain.
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I love her blue i love her red,
My love for her is strong but sometimes it fades,
I love her wrong i love her right,
I hold her tight but never through the night,
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How strong was the wind that came and blew away my lovers mind?
Oh i bet it was strong enough to make her forget me,
How hypnotizing were the words from his mouth to make her untie the knots that bind?
Am sure they were charming enough for her to forsake me,
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Follow me to my motherland,
Where everything you see is divine,
Pack your belongings and take my hand,
And i promise that forever you will be mine,
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In my garden i grew jasmine,
Grew bigger and it covered the roses,
As its sweet fragrance melted my skin,
So it left my heart thumping like a sound running horses,
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As i see you grow,
My worries on you is my main blow,
As you start to look soft and ripe,
My fear is on whose advice will build your life?
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Sing me a song of the lost valleys,
And that of pirates in ships coming with wine barrels,
Bury me inside your deepest fears,
And let me come out together with your tears,
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