This weeks selection comes from Jennie Nixon
Invoking Peace
Ubaka is beating her drum
in a small Lilyfield community hall in my memory
grown there seeded from song
Ubaka is singing the world awake
she is healing the earth
cleansing the waters
Ubaka is chanting
we won’t fight your war
we won’t fight your war
Calling Peace
Calling Peace
Ubaka is beating her beloved drum
magic thrums the air
as women dance
shake their booty
bums and bellies undulate
women stomp their feet
bang the beat on drums
we are shouting
we won’t fight your war
we won’t fight your war
Calling Peace
Calling Peace
Source: The Poets Union
