Friday, February 18, 2011

I am a woman - Namibian poem




Good evening,
It is a long time since I have not written on this blog. I will not be writing one of my stories today. I am only inserting a poem I found in an art gallery in Swakopmund.

I am a woman
by Emmerencia !Haosemas

I am a woman
pretty as the desert rose
shining like a star in the Namib
my heart the golden hue
of the dunes
on windy days
when the sun flares up
obscuring our view
then I know
how to love
how to nurture and comfort
it's a precious gift
I am a woman

(published by Women's Leadership Centre/ 2007/Windhoek/ Namibia)

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