unknown poet. but I still love this. and it's so true.
When you have acquired the taste for dust,
The scent of our first rain
You’re hooked on Africa for life
And you will not be right again
Until you can watch the setting moon
And hear the Jackals bark
And know they are around you waiting in the dark
When you long to see the elephants,
Or to hear the coucals song
When the moonrise sets your blood on fire
You have been away too long.
It is time to cut the traces loose
And let your heart go free
Beyond that for the horizon,
Where your spirit yearns to be
For Africa infects the soul
And sets ones senses free
It’s special gifts-sight, sound and smell
Pervade incessantly
For in this world of chaos
Where hatred rules supreme
My Heart turns again to Africa
And I relive my dream
"Once you've drank from the waters of Africa you will never rest until you do so again." - Out of Africa -
