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February 01, 2005

Why I love Africa

I love the grin of a sheep when it is on the front of a motorbike and its lips are flapping in the wind,
The chaos of the market and the stillness of the desert and the short walk in between,
The syncopated thuds of a thousand poles and mortars,
Uninhibited laughter.

I love the feel of hot millet paste in the palm,
The moments just before sunset when earthen huts turn to gold,
The silhouette of a cow's horns against the moonlit sky,
Bright stars and the rage of the mosquito outside my net.

Posted by sahelsteve at February 1, 2005 08:11 PM