Tiema Muindi
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Poem "The Last Journey":
- written September 2009
- published September 7, 2009
- viewed 25 times
Other poems by Tiema Muindi:
»Beyond The Eyes«
»Dance of my Soul«
»Family Honour«
»I Spoke To Her«
»If only they knew«
»Lifetime Dream«
»Memories Of Yesterday«
»My Song Your Dance«
»My Story«
»No Man Cry«
»Political Menus«
»Shadow of the night«
»Shattered Hopes & Dreams«
»Song Of Death«
»Song Of Man«
»The Journey of Life«
»The Married Bride«
»The River Between«
»The Waiting Game«
»Tribute For Amina Ramadhani«
»When it's over, let me know«
»Wise Counsel«
»Yesterday's Day's Life«
Visit Tiema Muindi's profile page
Poem "The Last Journey":
- written September 2009
- published September 7, 2009
- viewed 25 times
Other poems by Tiema Muindi:
»Beyond The Eyes«»Dance of my Soul«»Family Honour«»I Spoke To Her«»If only they knew«»Lifetime Dream«»Memories Of Yesterday«»My Song Your Dance«»My Story«»No Man Cry«»Political Menus«»Shadow of the night«»Shattered Hopes & Dreams«»Song Of Death«»Song Of Man«»The Journey of Life«»The Married Bride«»The River Between«»The Waiting Game«»Tribute For Amina Ramadhani«»When it's over, let me know«»Wise Counsel«»Yesterday's Day's Life«»The Last Journey«
by Tiema Muindi
The last journey
Is when you shall depart
Not to an exotic island
For a holiday
Neither to a mountain
For a treck
That day when you depart
The last journey
Is when you shall depart
Not with your spouse
Or Children
Not on a trip
To visit beloved parents
That day when you depart
The last journey
Is when you shall depart
Not in a suit and suitcases
Not in your golden bracelets
And necklaces
That day when you depart
The last journey
When you depart
Not in a plane
Not in a limousine
With aides
That day when you depart
The last journey
You will be driven, not driving
You will be leaving, not returning
They will be crying, not laughing
That day when you depart
Is when you shall depart
Not to an exotic island
For a holiday
Neither to a mountain
For a treck
That day when you depart
The last journey
Is when you shall depart
Not with your spouse
Or Children
Not on a trip
To visit beloved parents
That day when you depart
The last journey
Is when you shall depart
Not in a suit and suitcases
Not in your golden bracelets
And necklaces
That day when you depart
The last journey
When you depart
Not in a plane
Not in a limousine
With aides
That day when you depart
The last journey
You will be driven, not driving
You will be leaving, not returning
They will be crying, not laughing
That day when you depart
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Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe: "This is poem very African in its repetition. It reads like a song with a refrain. it reminds of some of Chenjerai Hove's poems."- Hettie Van Zyl: "A very deep touching poem and so true. yhank you."