Realm of the Free
Today we bring you a third poem from “Jay’s Anthology.” Jusu Jaka Yawmah is one of Sierra Leone’s most talented young poets waiting to be discovered!
Realm Of The Free
In 1462 the waves carried the shrill cry, “Sierra Loya”!
Lion Mountains! Professed the sailor, Pedro Da Cintra
To this wonderful abode of nature, valour and power
Reduced to a mall for humans during the colonial era
Land of the homeless, the Athens of old West Africa.
Sierra Leone, your love in our hearts we feel
High we exalt thee, Realm of the free.
Our scars from the Hut tax and Amistad will surely heal
On the abyss of pains and penury, we place a solemn seal
Freedom! We say to our children as we manly show the weal
In the midnight stories; the moonlight making a perfect ideal
And in due honour we shout your name with a profound zeal.
Sierra Leone, our loyalty to you shall always be
High we exalt thee, Realm of the free.
Let the heavens shower forth blessings, let peace be still
Let the Earth open up, bringing abundant yields where we till
Let the children show love, let them all swiftly obey her will
Let freedom reign, where our fore fathers paid this costly bill,
With their blood! How they paid…to us is such a bitter pill.
Sierra Leone; Unity, Freedom and justice, our decree
High we exalt thee, Realm of the free
The landscape is blissful, the landmarks are clearly seen
The minerals are bountiful, and their numbers are umpteen.
Countless springs and fountains, the pastures are so green
In this realm, once cradled by Her Royal Majesty, the Queen;
Whose interest to this weaned child, was and is still so keen.
Sierra Leone, your beauty is beyond what eyes can see
High we exalt thee, Realm of the free
The sand is crystal, sparkling in all your lovely beaches
The mangoes, the guavas, the pineapples, the peaches
The luxuriant tropical rain forests expressing your vegetative riches
The fishes, the animals, the colourful birds chirping in various niches
Makes this small paradise on Earth the best among so many choices.
Land that we love, Our Sierra Leone; we shout with a glee
Great is our love, we highly exalt the realm of the free.
©JUSU JAKA YAWMAH
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