The Land Before Time
I pay tribute to the land before time,
Stand in awe of the most ancient,
To the kings of old she holds in her bosom,
The echoing sounds of civilizations past,
Relics of masters their works lie unmatched,
That taught the whole world mathematics and art,
Of mysticism and magic and poetry is fact,
I pay tribute to the dark goddess,
From her womb birthed the cradle of life,
And all of creation marveled at the sight,
The birth of a being in the image of its maker,
A powerful avatar, a symbol of light,
I shed a tear for the land before time,
Ravaged and robbed, her power absolved,
Her children abhorred, the kin of a lesser god,
Divided and scattered, their very lives sold,
I sing a song of the land before time,
Her spirit relenting despite her grim past,
A beauty reborn no longer outcast,
Though still oppressed she still holds fast,
Her arid cracked soil and dusty brown crust,
A story of hope, and hope we must,
That the world respects the land before time,
For better or worse the task will be mine,
Edwin Nderu Kamau
Stand in awe of the most ancient,
To the kings of old she holds in her bosom,
The echoing sounds of civilizations past,
Relics of masters their works lie unmatched,
That taught the whole world mathematics and art,
Of mysticism and magic and poetry is fact,
I pay tribute to the dark goddess,
From her womb birthed the cradle of life,
And all of creation marveled at the sight,
The birth of a being in the image of its maker,
A powerful avatar, a symbol of light,
I shed a tear for the land before time,
Ravaged and robbed, her power absolved,
Her children abhorred, the kin of a lesser god,
Divided and scattered, their very lives sold,
I sing a song of the land before time,
Her spirit relenting despite her grim past,
A beauty reborn no longer outcast,
Though still oppressed she still holds fast,
Her arid cracked soil and dusty brown crust,
A story of hope, and hope we must,
That the world respects the land before time,
For better or worse the task will be mine,
Edwin Nderu Kamau
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