The African Sky

From Great North Road

By Sue Coughlan

the heat of the day

cool of the night

clear blue sky

such a beautiful sight

trees so green

(greener than I’ve seen)

earth rich & brown

rain pouring down

to make the hour cool

like diving in the pool

when the heat gets you down

then the coolness of night

with stars shining bright

but before they appear

comes the scene held so dear

there’s no more exquisite sight

than day changing to night

and the reds and the golds

which appear in the folds

of the African sky

when night is nigh

Frances Macaulay Forde ~ © 1969