The Roof of Africa (Ethiopia)
A sonnet focusing on Ethiopia’s unique history as an uncolonized empire and the cradle of humanity.
No foreign flag has claimed these mountain heights,
Where Lucy’s bones were cradled in the dust,
Through Lalibela’s stone and holy rites,
A kingdom kept its ancient, sacred trust.
The Blue Nile plunges down the deep ravine,
While coffee scent perfumes the highland air,
In Gondar’s halls, the ghosts of kings are seen,
In every church, a whispered, silent prayer.
From Simien peaks where ibex boldly tread,
To Addis where the modern spirit grows,
The blood of kings through every vein is spread,
A flame of pride that never feels the snows.
Abyssinia, mother of the free,
The root and branch of all our history.
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