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Chenjerai Hove

we

we

we

we were not
the only ones left;
the fig-tree stood by us.

we were not
the only ones left
until the sky refused us
a visa.

sweet dreams, dear
as we wait
for another flower to bloom.
Chenjerai  Hove

Chenjerai Hove

(Zimbabwe, 1956 - 2015)

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we

we were not
the only ones left;
the fig-tree stood by us.

we were not
the only ones left
until the sky refused us
a visa.

sweet dreams, dear
as we wait
for another flower to bloom.

we

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