Just a small thought & memory for those Rhodesians/Zimbanbweans whom have become part of the long lost tribe

"Within my soul, within my mind"
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Within my soul, within my mind
There lies a place I cannot find
Home of my heart. Land of my birth
Smoke coloured stone and flame-coloured earth.
Electric skies, shivering heat.
Blood red clay beneath my feet.
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At night when finally alone,
I close my eyes and I am home.
I kneel and I touch, the blood warm sand
And feel the pulse beneath my hand
Of ancient times too old to name,
In an ancient land too wild to tame

How can I show you what I feel?
How can I make this essence real?
I search for words in sheer frustration
To try and form some explanation,
But how can heart and soul be caught
In one-dimensional written thought?

If love and longing is a “fireâ€
And man “consumed†by his desire,
Then this love is no simple flame
That mortal thought can hold nor tame.
As deep within the earth’s own core
The love of home burns evermore.

But what is home? I hear them say,
This never was yours anyway.
You have no birthright to this place,
Descendant from another race.
An immigrant? A pioneer?
You are no longer welcome here.

Whoever said that love made sense?
“I love†is an “imperfect†tense.
To love in vain has been mans fate
From history to present date.
I have no grounds for dispensation,
I know I have no home or nation.

For just one moment in the night
I am complete my soul takes flight.
For just one moment.... Then it’s gone
And I am once again undone.
Never complete. Never whole.
Just white skin covering an African soul.

Thank you for the poem. I spent a bit more than two months in that country on four safaris .. I loved the country, the people, and the game so much ... It truly was the best of times .. and I feel so much for my friends that were born there but now live elsewhere for obvious reasons...

That sure rips at ones soul...We complain and you read this, one has no right to complain...

Mike

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That is a perspective I had not considered. It must be a terrible thing to not have, or to have lost your nation.

Balla

I understand more than I can post here.

Who Dares Wins
Gene

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Originally posted by invader66:
Balla

I understand more than I can post here.

Who Dares Wins
Gene

Gene

I understand fully ...

For those Patriots whom (we lost in the battle) here is a short song to remember them, those whom were there will understand.

Turn on speakers

Peter