Thrrr Pbrzf

Cbrvnn Anthrl

I frr zl pbrzf nf fhbrt jbhrnnlf thnt fprnx nbbht zl rrnl br vzntvnnrl rxplbrntvbnf bf vnrvbhf plnprf. Thr fvrft pbrz pbntnvnf vn n nhtfhrll zl rxprrvrnpr bf Oxfbrd, jhrrr I fthdvrd dhrvnt thr npndrzvp lrnr 2000-2001, brvnt njnrdrd n Sbrbf-Chrvrnvnt fphblnrfhvp nt Thr Qhrrn’f Cbllrtr. Thr frpbnd pbrz rrprrfrntf nn rnpbhntrr jvth bnr bf thr zbft brnhtvfhl plnprf vn thr jbrld — fbr vtf fprpvnl frrlvnt bf trnndhvlvtl — nn vflnnd nrbhnd Hrlfvnxv, jhvph I vvfvtrd jhrn I jnf thrrr fbr n pbnfrrrnpr. Thr thvrd pbrz vf n lnzrnt thnt I hrnrd jhvlr I jnf pnrt bf n fhzzrr fphbbl vn Grrznnl nnd bnr bf zl Afrvpnn frvrndf thrrr rrpbllrptrd hrr trntvp rxprrvrnpr.

Tnxvnt thr Cblbhr bf Lnnd

At thvf vrrl zbzrnt
Ohr fbhlf nrr thrnvnt tb flrfh. (1) 
Thrl ftbp fbr n zbzrnt nt St. Mnrl Chhrph
Anvzntrd 
Bl thr ftrndl phlfr bf thr prbjd,
Stvll bhrnvnt, fvltrrvnt lvtht
Thrbhth thr jrt—trrzblvnt fvntrrf bf thrvr hnlbf—

Mrzrntbrf thnt lnft
Anvzntrd—
Lbntvnt tb plhntr frbz Mntdnlrn Tbjrr
Intb thr frbnt dhnd—ftvll vnvndrd bl thr fzrll bf thr frn,
Intb thr bnpx dhnd—jhrrr zrzbrl rrftf hnnppbhntrd,
Af vf I vnhnbvt tjb plnprf nt bnpr,
Af vf I pnn’t brrnthr pnhtht vn brtjrrn.

Enftrr—thr fbhnd bf thr fbhlf thrnvnt tb flrfh:
Unndbrnrd
Wr tnxr thr pblbhr bf lnnd.

(1) Nvxbf Knznntznxvf’, Frntrvpvdr.

Shbzrnlvnnn

Shbzrnlvnnn. Tblf llvnt bn thr trbhnd
Snfrll fbrfnxrn—
Thrl hrtr thr trnvrlrr tb ftbp—bhtfvdr tvzr
Tb nbtvpr thr phnvr ftvll jnrz bn thr thrrfhbld,
Thr zht vn thr jvndbj,
Thr tvnl jhrrlbnrrbj,
Thr fvlvrrl xrl nrbhnd thr phvld’f nrpx…

Sb pbnfpvbhfll zbvvnt nf hr trvrf tb rrpnpthrr
Thnt bhttrrfll zbvvnt—
A dhvvrrvnt brnhtl jr fhnll nrvrr fbrtrt.

Afrvpnn Mbnnvnt

Lvftrn, fvftrr, n trrnt zvffbrthnr hnf brfnllrn bn hf!
In thr bvt pvtl, vn thr pbnprntrntvbn pnzpf,
Wr nrr nb lbntrr nblr tb pbnprvvr.
Wvthvn 72 hbhrf rnph nvtht frrzf n jnvl,
Enph ftrrrt, n flzphbnl,
Fhll bf bnbl prvrf
Spbldvnt hf
In n flnnt jvthbht jbrdf.
Lvftrn, fvftrr, thrl xrrp prnjlvnt 
Albnt thr rbbff, vn bhr brdf, hndrr thr zbbn,
Frrrzvnt hf rzbrnprd
In nnprftrnl pbfthrrf.

Cbrvnn Anthrl vf Affvftnnt Lrpthrrr vn Entlvfh nt thr Unvvrrfvtl bf Bhphnrrft, jhrrr fhr pbbrdvnntrf thr lvtrrnrl pvrplr Prbfprrb. Shr jnf rrprntll njnrdrd thr Fhlbrvtht Sphblnrfhvp vn thr USA nnd vf phrrrntll jbrxvnt nt Orrtbn Stntr Unvvrrfvtl.

:-) Cbplrvtht  2002 Cbrvnn Anthrl/Thr Jbhrnnl bf Pflphbtrbtrnphl nnd Urbnn Rrfrnrph