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African Love Poems And Proverbs
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The African Love Poems and Proverbs is a varied collection of poems and proverbs by husband and wife Wolf and Charlotte Leslau, along side Solomon M. Skolnick the author of “Amazing Grace:The Beloved song. The book also has beautiful captivating decorations by Jeff Hill.
African Love Poems and Proverbs are two books first published in 1962 separately and later combined and published as one book by Peter Pauper Press. The poems in this book speak of situational occurrences that people go through when they are in love and the different experiences that go hand in hand with love. There are poems about love, loneliness, the longing for love, celebrating love, the fear of love, and the joy of love.
It is said that proverbs are the daughters of experience. This book is a collection of such daughters – valuable, humorous, and wise – from a diverse group of lands and tribes. One such proverb included in this lovely gift book teaches ‘it is the wife who knows her husband, thunder is not yet rain, and two eyes see better than one.’
This book show cases the integral part of the African cultural poetry which showcases people’s daily experiences. It is a literature of participation, used for religious rites, in times of joy and sorrow, a true reflection of the times and lives of African people. Here is one of the poems taken from the book:
The moon always follows the sun
Calm down little brother
Time heals all wounds
No matter how much one is weeping
The moon always follows the sun.
Eat your banana’s and fresh leaves,
And don’t cry anymore,
Because forever and ever
The moon will follow the sun.
11 Responses to “African Love Poems And Proverbs”
Bizo Bomela says:
April 6th, 2008 at 4:47 am
i would to the amount at which you selling Napo Mashene’s Caves speak in Metaphors and if you have Tumi Molekane’s Black inside Out.
Lamar Cole says:
June 11th, 2009 at 4:15 am
Only Love
Love can sometimes be fresh.
Love can sometimes be new.
Love can sometimes make you happy.
And sometimes make you blue.
Love is the light that radiates from your eyes.
Love is your image floating in the skies.
Love is true.
And darling, the only love for me is you.
Lamar Cole says:
June 11th, 2009 at 4:19 am
Our Love
As long as there is love, I will cherish you.
As long as there is life, I will love you.
As long as the stars shine above, I will want you.
As long as there are waves in the ocean, I will need you.
As long as there is heaven above, there will always be our love.
Lamar Cole says:
June 11th, 2009 at 4:26 am
The Night Was Made For Romance
The night was made for romance.
In the night our two hearts dance.
Under the stars our lips touch.
In the garden your embrace means so much.
The night was made for love.
Our hearts cooing like a white dove.
Your eyes sparkling like diamonds so white.
I love you darling with all my might.
The night was made for caring and trust.
And darling, God made this night for us.
Lamar Cole says:
July 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
My Love
My love sails on blue waters.
Blue waters of your heart.
My love dances on the wind.
The wind of your soul.
My love is a true reflection.
Reflection of your eyes.
My love will live forever.
In your body and soul.
Lamar Cole says:
August 21st, 2009 at 8:02 am
Your Love
Your love is like diamonds.
That sparkle in the night.
Your love is like the stars.
That shine so bright.
Your love is like the wind.
That feels so cool.
Your love is like icecream.
That tastes so smooth.
Your love is like the sky.
That is so blue.
Your love is like a bright sunny day.
That makes the world seem new.
Lamar Cole says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Her Eyes
Eyes so green.
Like ones in a sweet dream.
Eyes so round.
Shining like moonbeams.
Eyes so pretty.
Loveliest in the city.
Eyes so bright.
Like stars shining in the night.
Eyes so soft.
Like those of a spotted doe.
Eyes so tender.
Brings to the heart sweet surrender.
Lamar Cole says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Your Kiss
Your kiss is sweet as a candy cane.
Soft as a summer rain.
Soothing as a soft pillow.
Free as a weeping willow.
Sweet as honey.
More precious than money.
Wet as a winter snow.
The kind that is dreamed of.
This I know.
Lamar Cole says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
A Sweetheart
A sweetheart is one of God’s greatest creations.
Whose love brings to the heart.
A sweet sensation.
She makes everyday worth living.
Her love is always there for the giving.
A love that makes sorrow take flight.
That lights up the heart.
Like fireflies light up the night.
Lamar Cole says:
September 8th, 2009 at 10:38 am
This Love
This love runs on emotions.
This love is fueled by devotion.
This love floats on feelings.
Higher than a cathedral ceiling.
This love soars on the breeze of monogamy.
Two hearts in perfect harmony.
This love is you.
This love is me.
Together, forever through eternity.
Bafana Mohulo says:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:53 am
It’s like the writer is the voice of love itself. It’s hard not to fall in love with the writer.
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