Meditation & Reflections
“A walk in the Spirit”
JUNETEENTH”
‘ODE to Vassa”
Vass sa Vass sa
Spirit of Vassa
Old African
I hear your cries
Echoing through ages
Like the sniffles
Of a babe torn from
Mother’s breast
Vass sa Vass sa
Spirit of Vassa
Old African
Clinging human vestige
The yoke upon your brow
Chains chains and chains
O’Spirit of freedom
Anticipation of life
Where art Thou?
In the mid day
The light of darkness shines
No moon glittering
Dawn comes not
Youth gives way
To
Bitter sore knees
Dim tearful eyes
O’ Great Spirit
Thine anger hot against me
I am become
Like ashes in a heap
A wind a breeze
Awaiting awaiting
To sweep an old old
African
To the spirit of our fathers
WHK c1985
