Priest Forever

Beatrice Nkuna 1970 (Soshanguve)



I have a song in my heart
Nation let us raise our voices
What great things he has done!
No one told you, you are a messenger?
You set all the captives free
By the power of God you did it
I learnt from you to forgive mistakes
You gave up the past and looked to the future
You accepted prison for truth
Who can suffer for the Nation as you did?
The truth makes this nation free
You did not despair, you did not lose hope
Your Freedom was ours
Full of tears for Freedom Day
You love and perseverance help us
who's that man? Nelson Mandela is his name
Your name will never be forgotten
Madiba you are a priest forever

About this poem

This poem is about the President who teach the whole world how to forgive and to united with others, who give freedom to south Africa and was also a peacemaker to the continent in large.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on August 13, 2003

Submitted by beak2570 on September 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

38 sec read
4

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGDHIEJKLMNCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 613
Words 126
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Beatrice Nkuna

She is humble lay Catholic woman who dedicated herself to a life of celibacy. She is a sister in a roman catholic church . She started her volunteer work by loving and caring for HIV/AIDS patients and the mentally handicapped, by providing them with food parcels, soup, bread and old clothes. She desired to adopt a child, but seeing the plight of so many abused, abandoned, orphaned and destitute children, she started an outreach program which she believed will give her the leverage of touching the lives of many more children. The need to sustain and continue to care for them grew and soon she needed someone to go into the outreach program with her because all the children she met were precious to her and she treated them with compassion and love with which precious stones are held, this then gave birth to the mission of the Look Forward Creativity Centre and orphanage which opened its doors in June 2007. who she is the founder . more…

All Beatrice Nkuna poems | Beatrice Nkuna Books

1 fan

Discuss the poem Priest Forever with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Priest Forever" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 Oct. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/138108/priest-forever>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    October 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    0
    days
    4
    hours
    8
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies."
    A Percy Bysshe Shelley
    B William Wordsworth
    C John Keats
    D Lord Byron