sacred hope agaatinha neta � Tarnlsaetdb yM argHao lness Witah F orerwdob yB asilD aivsdon TaznaanP iubilshiHnogu se Daers S alaam 1974 TanzaPnuiblaih isnHgo use P.O.B ox2 138 Dare sS alaam Tanzania © AgostinhNoe t1o9 47 PrintbeydT anzanLiiat hLot d, P.OB.o x2 00Ar ushTaa nzania. poems fawreella tt hhe ouorfp airtng 1 departfourrfo er celdba our 2 sartduyai nt ehm uceques 3 tehb usphah t 10 cruelty 11 arfictarna in 11 thmea kretwoman 12 olbdl cakm an 14. midgnhiatt t hset all 15 beyopnodre yt 16 nigth 17 wesrnt ceilvsiiation 18 shadows 19 as uccessoifo ns owhsa d 21 sypmhony 23 corncattw orkers 23 firaen rdh ythm 24 confeindce 25 apsiriaotn 26 dona'stmk e f osrm isl e 28 gretieng 29 kixniaxi 31 awakenngci onsciousness ·. 32 a birdtayh 32 pause 34 v .iferdnm ussunda 34 thpea hto fth es tars 36 reconquest 38 lanfdeslt 40 beledinagn gde rmniaitng 41 ont ehs knio ft hder um 43 ferbuary 45 bamako 46 suclpthuarnadls 48 poem 49 tehg reeno ft ehp aml treeosfm yy ohu t 54 ab ouquoefrt oe ssf oyro u 59 twoy eaarwsa y 62 ine xhuastihoetn hu sc almoudr e 62 priosnn ights 65 herienp roins 67 thete aorfs caaf ri 68 tehh ositionfgt hflea g 70 cerate 72 haste 73 struggle 75 grefeeinl ds 76 wem usrte turn 77 exlie 78 witehq uvaoli ce 79 vi FOREWORD Thep oente ednsoi ntrodausca t miaonnf, o r hinsa miehs o noeudur pa nd downp rtohger essive world,t haoen udt loifnh eisls i ufnelt t ihitsi me are giveinnl ahtpeearrge e Bsu.tt hep oeits honroeuads maa no fa cti:to hnai ths o w twho­e rlkdn owAsg otsinNheot ot,h per ogrewsosrilvde asw elalst hoet heHrei. s l ovoerdh ei sf eared ast hsep okeasnom fa p eopflieg httoib nefg r ee. Hei sf oolwledo ro pposaesdt h'ela deeorf a stgrgulfeo trh e futsutrreu,gt ghalaa etl l men musfti gihntt h edifirf erteinsmta e ndpa lceasn,d alwlo metno os,h akoifntfgh pea sttr,af onmrsing thper esent. Thep oeitsa ltlh etsheni gsa,n dw itah p.ur ity ofa ima ndc ouratgheaa tr ei nsepafrraobml e the tmhaanht ew asa ntdh mea nh eh as become. Buth ei sa lsao p oeti,nu ecltaab lpyo eti,n ­ escpaabalp yo eatn; dit i'nsh ipso etarsiy ,nt he poetroyt hoseof rf h iksi ntdh,ay to u mcaoym e upotnh kee ytsoa ltlh ree st. Whafto rmasn df ashisouncash m an?W here int heb lanwka lalnsd b arsr ieoorfp pression, ofc onfusainodn corraurpett hieos na,nv gi gatoefsu ndersntdagi anned nlgaermetnhtr ough whicthho en eg oeosu ta ndb ecomtehsme a ny, andt hsem a·lfiln idtss geerlafta ,n dt hseo litude ipse opledh uwamniit?thA y ndw hetnh ogsaet es arfeo unwdh,e raert eh ep owetrhsa t tchoarwn them wsiudffei,c iewnitdlety,od rwa himo ut andw elcohmiemb eyo?n Tdh seep oemhsa ve vii muctho t elalnd,m uctho t ell abaonwusetr st he tot hoqsuees otnis. 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