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Guest Poet
The Rainbow Nation
By Jasmine Ayana Sudarkasa
The drums of a nation call out
your name
As your people stand together,
one and the same
We your people are thanking
you
For everything that you’ve done
For bringing hope into our lives
Like the strongest rays of the
sun
As our favorite friend
As our strongest leader
We wish you a happy birthday
Happy Birthday Madiba
One last time
We wish you congratulations
Good health, long life
With love, The Rainbow Nation
This poem was written by Dr. Niara Sudarkasa’s oldest granddaughter, Jasmine, who wrote this in honor of Mr. Nelson Mandela in 2003 on his 85th birthday. She was 12 at the time.
