A doggerel series about the countries of the world.
Ethiopia.
On the
African Horn, Ethiopia sits—
A most
ancient of lands, and if you use all your wits,
You can
figure a way you could visit the place—
And go see all
its sights (with those eyes in your face).
It’s got
mountains and valleys and deserts and more—
Yes,
including Rift Valley—and creatures that roar,
Yes, including
the cheetah—and there’s a baboon!
It’s so weird
it makes jealous the bat and the loon.
It’s a place
that’s been scarred by the daggers of war—
And a place
where oppression has been at the core.
But let’s
hope it has calmed in our more recent days.
And perhaps
we can all go improve our dark ways?
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