(ca. 19th century)
Woman’s Love Song
You are so elegant in your robes,
exquisite as a jewelled ring.
Will I ever meet a man like you
whom I have seen but once?
An old umbrella comes undone;
you are strong as woven iron.
You are poured from Nairobi gold,
the first light of dawn, the blazing sun.
Will I ever meet a man like you,
you whom I have seen just once?
§