Member Poem

Oh! Motherland, why do you stand still?
There are miles ahead,
This is no time to indulge in recrimination,
What lies ahead beats imagination.

Oh! Motherland why do you
await crumbs from the table?
Stand on stable ground,
Arise from your sleep,
Arise to the glow of hope.

Oh! Motherland why do you fear the unknown,
A rich land awaits to be sown,
Take off all that beset,
And journey to your abode of rest.

Oh! Motherland why do you stand still,
Encumbered by activities that short-sight,
Far and away is a dazzling light,
Where you'll forever feast.

Oh! Motherland come to the stream,
Wash your face and see clearly,
Nothing worthwhile comes dearly,
Don’t just stand at the brim.

Oh! Motherland, decipher the writings on the wall,
Courage is a price to pay
For the future of the unborn,
Gird yourself and seek the rising morn.