Poem
Charles Mungoshi
In the wilderness
In the wilderness
In the wilderness
The torrid silence of the October sun.Miles upon miles and miles of burnt-out plains.
Suddenly you realise
you are talking loudly to your
shadow.
© 1988, Charles Mungoshi
From: The Milkman Doesn\'t Only Deliver Milk
Publisher: Baobab Books, Harare
From: The Milkman Doesn\'t Only Deliver Milk
Publisher: Baobab Books, Harare
Poems
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In the wilderness
The torrid silence of the October sun.Miles upon miles and miles of burnt-out plains.
Suddenly you realise
you are talking loudly to your
shadow.
From: The Milkman Doesn\'t Only Deliver Milk
In the wilderness
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