Name ID 1277
Arusha Times
Extract Author: Kaaya Shilia
Extract Date: 1 May 2002
kaayashilia@hotmail.com
Arusha the hub of action
People in elegant suits and badges
People smiling and hurrying
Flycatchers abound
Shouting, Jambo, Jambo, Karibu
Within a stones throw
The roof of Africa towers
Snowy and beautiful
Despite the perceived scotching heat
Of the midday sun, along the equator
The relic of Arusha Declaration
A monument of fame and name
With Mwalimu stamp left vividly
Though in ashes of history
Arusha historical and memorable
The home of zinjanthropas
The mother of mankind
The foot of creation
Listed in the wonders of the world
The astounding Ngorongoro Crater
Amazing Serengeti migrations
Nature at its best
Arusha the boiling pot
Arusha home to the world
With peace sought by heart
Conventions and congress in progress
Here mankind converges
Praying for the injured world
That bleeds and smells of injustice
Hatched of greed and lust for power
Arusha of sirens for the powerful
Arusha of sirens for perpetrators
Of genocide and mass killing
Arusha the pride of Tanzania
And now crowned and indeed befitting
THE GENEVA OF AFRICA
By Kaaya Shilia
AICC-ARUSHA
See also
Arusha Times
Extract Author: Kaaya Shilia
Page Number: 233
Extract Date: 17 August 2002
Going down to the bowels of the earth
Down to the alkaline Malakat lake
The depression, the caldera
Nearer the colourful flamingos
The "big five"
Rhinos and lioness, the hunter
The hunters and the hunted
The coward hyena with iron teeth
The fat hippos, fearful of the scotching sun
What a treasure
What a gift to mankind
The amazing fauna
The virgin flora
The deep forest of variety
The beaded trees!
With long faces like
Of hidden eyes of
The Creator, the Maker
The stupid Rhino
Of the erotic love fantasies in Oriental
Of the magical armoury value
For the rich Arabs of the Emirates
With sickly memory
The splashing urinator
The black rhino, what an awesome sight!
What a heap of life
For admiration and wonder
Ngorongoro amazing
May you live and flourish
Conquering eternity
Stirring humanity to sense
For respect and perfect harmony
The cloud , the mist
The singing thorn birds
The deafening silence
The chilly morning
Of fog and darkness
Ngorongoro a marvel
The unparalleled wonder
The" GARDEN OF EDEN"
The cradle of mankind
The stunning climax of creation
Where man and nature co-exist
With restrain and respect
The Maasai of flamboyant atire
Of relic, the jumping music and folklore
Ngorongoro unique
Ngorongoro amazing
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By Kaaya Shilia
AICC-ARUSHA
kaayashilia@hotmail.com
