copyright 2011 K. Omodele
(Empress Makeda...)
Skin glistening like a rippling river's dark sheen
eyes glittering, dancing- two black diamonds gleam
nose gently-molded, rounded from Iteru's* clay
plum-passion lips kissed silt scooped from Ṭiqūr ʿĀbbāy**
Makeda's smile illuminates as moon-bright beams
reflecting Lake Tana*** deep in Nubian Queens
*the KMT (ancient Egypt) name for the Nile River
** Ethiopian name for The Blue Nile (Ge'ez ጥቁር ዓባይ; Ṭiqūr ʿĀbbāy is literally Black Abbay)
***source of the Blue Nile (location Ethiopian Highlands)
copyright 2011 K. Omodele
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| Found on http://www.warwicksaint.com/photographer/gallery |
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