Of great ideas, <br />Of great words, <br />Of great works; <br />Please, don't come to me empty handed, <br />Oh, beautiful Madagascar! ! <br />You are one among the lot. <br /> <br />Oh beautiful Madagascar! <br />You are one among the lot; <br />Like the year of the donkey, <br />Like the year of the bull, <br /> Like the year of the dragon, <br />Like the year of the rat, <br />Like the year of the fish, <br />With the best kept secrets of your love. <br /> <br />You are our hope and dream, <br />But, you are supposed to be like the pregnant Girl next door; <br />However, with the muse of Africa to all who do visit you. <br />Oh beautiful Madagascar! <br />Pregnant with possibilities when, dogs are sold for fun; <br />But, upon what are the foundations of the earth fastened? <br /> <br />Muse! <br />Out of the whirlwind came beautiful Madagascar; <br />Like the seeds with hope, <br />Like the stars with a song, <br />But, out of hunger and nakedness came something sweet. <br /> <br />Oh, beautiful Madagascar! <br />Wake up to the tunes of Africa and, let me see your steps in Dance; <br />And, let others see your beauty when they do visit you.<br /><br />Edward Kofi Louis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beautiful-madagascar/
