I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts.
You are the cattle-bird's egg,
For those who saw you are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake,
Which they pull out with both hands.
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart:
I love you, my gentle one.
Ralph Bitamazire (20th century) Uganda
Source: Poems from East Africa, selected by David Cook and David Rubadiri,
East African Publishers, 1996
I LOVE THIS POEM SO MUCH , I TEACH IT IN S2
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DeleteI did this poem while in high school. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteI love this poem very much. I did it back in high school taught by Mr. Rono Patrick
ReplyDeleteit's a nice poem very romantic
DeleteI like this poem so much ,,am a teacher in making at kyambogo but we are doing it
DeleteWow I do love this poem, it reminds me 15 year back once I was F3 student at Mpui sec. Sumbawanga TZ
DeleteBeautiful poem
ReplyDeleteI like it poem
ReplyDeleteOne of the most delicate and beautiful Ugandan poems! It’s a favorite of mine.
ReplyDeleteHi Judith. I am doing this in university, may you help me analyse pls..
DeleteI love this poem coz it express the real love
ReplyDeleteThe very famous poem
ReplyDeleteI learnt this poem in senior two taught by Mr.Rogers💖💖
ReplyDeleteWho is the persona
ReplyDeleteThe persona is a lover,he says 'I love you my gentle one.. you possess my heart.'
DeleteBeautiful poem quite phenomenal
Delete"My love is fresh milk in the rudindi"
Classify the above poem
ReplyDeleteHi,I am very overwhelmed having posted the poem,may you please help me analyze the poem using,who, when, where and what happens, problems, issues implied in the poem
ReplyDeleteWoow so beautfull poem when I was high school
ReplyDeleteWhich economic activity can be drawn from the poem
ReplyDeleteApart from the theme of love,, which other theme is raised in this poem?
ReplyDeleteOpen your eyes to culture
DeleteWow, what a beautiful poem it is!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem our teacher told US to search for!
ReplyDeleteAm in S3 but our teacher told us to search for this poem
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem Ralph wrote
ReplyDeleteThe poem is really amazing and lovely,,,
ReplyDeleteAm a student too,the poem is about a person who expresses how much she loves her lover,this is evidenced in the whole poem from line one to the last one.Therefore the tone is lovely and romantic
ReplyDeleteI did this poem in High school years Later i have remember it now to speak to my special person
ReplyDeleteCan the audio form of this poem be found
ReplyDeleteI'm a student and I personally enjoy this poem. It just inspires me to fall in love.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop reading it,the words are sounding in my brain.
ReplyDeleteI liked the poem
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ReplyDeleteThe best of the best of all time. Indeed only legends will understand.
ReplyDeleteIts really awesome
ReplyDeleteHello there ...am so delighted ....am in love with this poem ..am doing it ... gulu university
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem it's better to read his poem
ReplyDeleteThat is good
ReplyDeleteWhat is the mood and tone displayed in the poem and how do you know?
ReplyDeleteThé mood is romantic
DeleteI love this poem.
ReplyDeleteI have read and taught it since 1990s.
Love expressed through the lover's cultural lense.
The figures of speech are mnemonic.
I need its analysis
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting poem 👏 😊 👌 ☺️ ✨️
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