An Acoli poem from Uganda, describing the process of cataracts gradually clouding the eyes of a teacher, eventually resulting in blindness.
His eyes died long ago,
You can see clouds in them…
Oral Poetry from Africa
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An Acoli poem from Uganda, describing the process of cataracts gradually clouding the eyes of a teacher, eventually resulting in blindness.
His eyes died long ago,
You can see clouds in them…
This site opens a window on something that will be new to most people, namely, the vast amount of superb poetry hidden away in the 3000 different languages spoken in Africa … More