I Pledge To This Land Poem by James Mallum

I pledge to this land
By the beauty of the Nile
Where even angels sigh
To a people black and bold
To a place tales retold.

I pledge to this land
By the splendor of Limpopo
Which rains the earth's hollow
To the green plains of Polokwane
To a place man renamed.

I pledge to this land
By the wealth of the Niger
Whence the golden sun arise
To a place of grain and game
To a place the Baobab reclaimed.

I pledge to this land
By the words of our forefathers
Emblazoning our hearts
To this enclave shelter for all
To the parlance we recall
I pledge to Africa.