Poem September 29, 2003 Issue

WHAT A DAY!

(a song from Kenya)

Emmanuel Nyakoni

This is my day,
Yes, this is my day.
A day without seconds,
A day without minutes.
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes. this is my day.
It does not have hours.
It does not have days.
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes, this is my day,
Where there are no months, nor years.
This is my day,
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes, this is my day.
A day without discord,
Perfect harmony only.
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes, this is my day.

A day where there is light,
Where darkness clings not.
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes, this is my day.
It is full of life,
Death is unknown to it.
What a day!
This is my day,
Yes, this is my day.
It is full of praise of God,
God and His ideas.
What a day!
This is my day,
It is full of Truth,
Love fills all space.
What a day!
This is my day
That I will always adore,
Adore to call my first day
And no last day.
What a wonderful day!
—Emmanuel Nyakoni