GREAT KRISMIS PRAYER Poem by Adam Small

Lord
once again we praise you
you what came f' the redemption of the worl
you what was born so many Krismises ago
in Bethlehem

ja in Bethlehem Lord
in the stable
by the donkey
by the cow
in the crib
on the earth floor
on the floor of sand Lord
in a place that stank
in a place where a person got sick from the stink

we know such places Lord
ja we know them
we got duplicates of them allover
in Windermere
in Distrik Six
in Blouvlei here jis otherside Wynberg by Retreat

an that's why we praise you again this Krismis Lord
jis you
jis you who's got the biggest esperience of us all
of this kind of places
only you can help us

only you can perhaps again
this Krismis Lord let
a new Mosas be born for us here

a new Mosas
a new Mosas
o Lord, our Mosas -
we'll hide him away Lord, we got lotsa hidingplaces
from the daggers what don' like him -
to lead us, the whole bunch of us
lead us to the plain before the vineyards of Canaan
of Canaan Lord
Lord, our Canaan