Ancient homelands, where our ancestors dwelled,
Provided a strong foundation for our ethnic indentity.
Suited for our common ancestry and rooted in traditions,
Manifesting a sense of belonging, born into our ethnicity.
Our social interactions providing security for authentic living.

Celebrate triumphs, through our struggles and conflicts,
With our unique adaptive abilitites inherently personal.
Ethnic distinctiveness stimulating powerful emotions,
Viablely announcing, with passion and zeal,
Life after life is not death to our past.

Life after life is to listen and learn, achieving balance,
To learn from facilitating connections, meaningfully.
Fellowship by association with hearts, minds and souls.
Where boundary lines have brought us closer,
To reconstruct a spirituous victory, intervening.

Examine, enthusiastically our hearts for the truth,
Participating in a vision not alone in life, allegiance.
Be not afraid, be determined, confident and positive.
Death can not keep our heart's spirit in the ground.
With deep belief in HIS words.......FAITH, HOPE, TRUST, LOVE.

Celebrate.....LIFE!

by starhoku

The following pages contain Black Art:

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A heartfelt ~thank you~ to Mary for providing the beautiful art work; jabir and Majeed Images for the magnificent graphic of Africa; and to starhoku, my sister in spirit, for her wisdom and knowledge and lovely poetry.

~Ayor anosh'ni my brothers and sisters~

ONE LOVE

~whisper softly ciao baby~
~G

Africa image

You are Kindred Spirit

June 3, 1998