Sleep came softly upon this prairie,
carrying me to precious shores
where heart's thunder resides.
In the distance,
Kilimanjaro's snowcapped peaks were visible;
I felt my soul stand still,
enchanted by journeys I couldn't have foreseen.
Roaring lions echoed through my veins -
the proud trumpeting of elephants sang swiftly to me.
I heard seas caressing landscape
with ancient touches of knowledge and fire -
zebras danced in the Serengeti,
willful and serene in their strength.
Rising, I was stunned by these sacred travels of spirit,
my body still here in the plains,
surrounded by grey concrete
and golden wheat.
Author notes
Contest prompt: Perpetuum Jazzile
http://www.videosift.com/video/Africa-Acapella-cover
Artwork: "Ocean Dreams" by Jim Warren
Inspired by a very vivid dream I had. I know Mount Kilimanjaro is in
Tanzania & that the Serengeti lies across Tanzania & Kenya.
Nonetheless, my dream told me I was in South Africa.
Perhaps because I have two beloved friends that live there.
Maps of Africa links
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/africaarchive/map.html
http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm
South Africa link
http://www.africaguide.com/country/safrica/index.htm
"Africa" by Toto
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She’s coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, hurry boy, its waiting there for you
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what’s right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what’s deep inside, frightened of this thing that I’ve become
Hurry boy, she’s waiting there for you
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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Adding your comment:
...and what a beautiful one. This poem is dreamy, yet it is so real in the way it captures Africa's beauty, especially South Africa's - you have painted your dream in all the colours of the rainbowland...and my, what a time we would have had!!
Oh my, girl, this is so full of gorgeous images and soothing tones... One could almost 'sense' the wildlife around us as we read, and smell the salt air of the ocean... Hmmmmmm....lost in the moment, please send a search party! Beautiful, poetess...Simply Stunning! 
