Lillian, Ugandan Girl Poem by Mines Yours

Lillian, Ugandan Girl



I never saw her,
Only her words
Perfectly formed in ink on the paper.

'Lillian.'
I say it softly so that no-one but me can hear.
She tells me of Uganda, of her life.

She asked me once,
'What do you fear most? '
I prayed for her that night.

Me, guiltily living free
While she shivers, half a world away.
Lillian, my friend.
Ugandan Girl.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ramdas Bhandarkar 14 July 2012

beautiful poem, like it, Thank you!

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Bill Thomas 03 December 2008

I agree with Paul: perhaps it's the whispering of her name & the praying for her that convey your love for her. Superb, anyway!

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Paul Hansford 01 December 2008

This piece is strangely moving - moving, that is, but I don't know why. Lovely.

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