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thinking in Swahili
by Charlie Morganhow do you spell nostalgia in Swahili?
first find the word that means, "remember'?
then follow that with tse-tse flies, malaria,
genocide, guerilla, forgotten, Congo, and
close the spelling with a question mark ? .
as time goes by you read Pogo in the comic strips;
and allows how we have met the enemy, and he is us.
nostalgia, you'll find, is a forecast for tomorrow.
02/26/2009 Posted on 02/26/2009
Copyright © 2026 Charlie Morgan
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 02/26/09 at 04:47 PM Pogo, eh? i read him when i was too young to understand half of what was said. it's sad to re-read it now. though i get the humor, i feel so jaded |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/26/09 at 04:48 PM Geee- you can think in Swahihi? I have trouble thinking in English! Loved the last line, mainly because it is the truth. Themore things change, the more they stay the same Good write as usual. you are nothing if entertaining! Thanks |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 02/26/09 at 05:19 PM Ah Chaz. But isn't it comforting to remember that all the time this world, with all its many generations is but the coversheet on the book to come? Very well done, my friend. Highest marks. |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 02/27/09 at 07:28 PM That's one complicated spelling lesson! |
| Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 03/02/09 at 12:38 PM I don't understand the Pogo reference, but I love the rest of this! |
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