2020’s extreme highs and lows have left many of us pining for the new year, but in the beautiful words of poet Wilson Oryema, there is so much we can take from the year just passed. Here’s hoping for the brighter days ahead.
Such as seldom rain on the savannah plain Sorrow sometimes blankets this vast terrain With no chance for one to escape But to simply endure this moment For it is part of the journey of our global race However We will do good to remember Like the light on either side of this tunnel Brighter days preceded these And consequently Brighter days will succeed these Even now Rays of hope Pierce this dark spiralling maze So although at times we may stumble And dismay at our state of disarray There is a path set out clear for us With the promise of brighter days All it will ask of us Is to walk in good faith Trusting That your neighbour will do the same In spite of the difficulties We collectively and individually face As the occasional spot of rain Will nourish our lands Baring fruit for our babes