ODE: "AFRICAN CHILD" BY AUTHOR NISHANT

Request Poem by Lady Poet named Miriam from Glenview, Zimbabwe,  Africa 

The African Child or L'enfant Noir in French,

Is an autobiographical French Novel published in 1953,

By Author Camara Laye,

Which won the Prix Charles Veillon writing Prize.

African Children are the Youngest,

Amongst all the Continents,

Which makes Africa,

An important Economic Market.

History of Africa is Long,

Eastern Africa is widely accepted to be the place of origin of Humans,

And the Homindae Clade,

Also known as the Great Apes.

South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya,

Morocco, Ethiopia, Ghana,

Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Gambia,

Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia.

African Child day celebrates Children of Africa,

Inspiring a sober reflection and action,

Towards addressing the challenges,

That children in Africa face on a daily basis.

It is celebrated on 16th June every Year,

A symbolic masterpiece conveying dreams of Africa,

It's Theme is,

Leave no child behind for Africa's.

It is also known as Youth Day,

And it is also a National Holiday,

Which honors all the young people who lost their lives,

In the struggle against Aparteid and Bantu Education.

© AUTHOR NISHANT S. VAIDYA 

(Rhyme Guru)

Country: 🇮🇳 India 

Date: 24/06/2024

Time: 22:24 PM IST 

Instagram ID: nish361328

The poet persona celebrates the African Child day with factual figures put into poetry. Hence, the speaker employs great historical facts.