The First Year in East Africa Is Wow Year
The First Year in East Africa Is Wow Year
Author Country :Tanzania
Genre Type :Poem
Location :Issenye, Tanzania
Year of Publication :NULL/
Publication :NULL
Sub Theme :Animals, Courage/Bravery/Fear, Game Parks/
Author Name :Father Don Larmore/
Author City :Issenye
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The
first year in East Africa is wow year
Everything is new.
We write it all to family and friends.
The names have a special ring:
Kibanchabancha
Bura-tana
Kilimanjaro
Nyambula
Chacha
Pili.
The
birds and animals sound exotic:
Widowbirds
Bataleur
Eagles
Simba
Chasabugu
Nyumbu.
The
scenes take your breath away”
Lake Victoria
Mathari
Valley
The Serengeti
Dancing and
Drumming
Bunches of
smiling faces.
Even the
fears are new and special:
Vipers and mambas
Failure and
fun
Roaches and
lizards
Border
crossings
and a first funeral.