Don't be alarmed this night, my Love, <br />I just needed some time on my own <br />I needed to know how the desert looked <br />After the shy summer rains had fallen <br /> <br />I needed to know if stars touch the earth <br />As they arc across the skies of Maun <br />Wherein the moon brings its smile at night <br />To light the wildlife tracks of the town <br /> <br />Don't look for me, oh, not quite yet <br />I have gone to climb the rocks over Praia <br />To catch from the breeze the Morna song <br />Propelled from the heart of a singer's desire <br /> <br />I needed to know if the tides were strong <br />And if whales were still seen occasionally <br />If volcanic ash lay soft like velour <br />And the plateau women remembered me <br /> <br />So let me sleep for a moment, Love <br />Until dreams reach their end, as they must <br />Wrapped in the winter of August nights <br />Which cover my prints with blankets of dust. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />23.00, the 31st December,2007<br /><br />Frank Bana<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-be-alarmed-my-love/
