Listen To The Sound Of The Mbira Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE MBIRA
Mountains echo far n' wide
Deep from the hollows of history
Faith n' unquenchable fire in the sound of the past

Old men upon the apex of history
Awakened by the chilling cries of an fish eagle
With wisdom written in the very storms of life we e'er knew

Listen to the sound of the mbira
Wherein ancient stories're told in rhythm
Pleading with us to go back to morality n' sensibility

Yea, a humble pulpit in sound
Let's gather at the feet of the Wise One
The Ancient Voice, calling us away from pain n' sorrow

Marvel at the miracle of sound from a mere gourd
Originality that speak hurt to pedophilia
Listen to the sound of mbira n' escape from secular humanism
@30 November 2022