AT THE FUNERAL

AT THE FUNERAL

by ASIIMWE SAM RUHINDI

Its dawn the morning cock is alarming
The whole land is quite and cold
Everyone is grieved and crying a river
In soft voices saying he was a good person
Slow and touching melody playing behind
Words of compassion to family of the deceased
Words like I will be there for you
This at times ends with the ceremony
It’s the time when good speeches are said
Covering your worst part of life
As they lay fine decorated wreath on you
The priest will bless your soul
As they move you down the cemetery
Where the priest will say to soil goes back soil
As they low down your casket in 6by 6 hole
In white tiles with a cross crying for the last
It’s the time they will bow down for you
Respecting the work of your hands
Saying goodbye and they will miss you
Oh yeah it’s at the funeral

WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?

WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?

by ASIIMWE SAM RUHINDI

As I walk down beautiful

Streets of Kigali in a warm

Dawn song birds are singing

It’s a safe state for me

But I draw thoughts, thoughts

On the other world am so

Fascinated by the past

And the t present world

It’s so wild and violent

Million lives perish day to day

Still young and innocent ooh!!

Avarice of natural endurements

Being the catalyst of the scenario

A strong question runs my mind

Who will save the world??

Is it an alien or an Angel?

No it’s me and you, you

Love and unity being

Our rhyme always

To make the world our home

Areal paradise not ruin

The world is you and me.

 

WHY

WHY

BY ASIIMWE SAM RUHINDI

In every dream I dream of

In every thought I think of

Every question I ask my self

Remains the same why?

I wonder why some do great

Others become so jealous

And I ask my self why

?

I wonder why some people are greedy

Avarice and bounties colonized them

Great people have gone

Their memories light our path

This world appreciates in their absence

And my question remains why?

Advise that you’re inconveniencing

Then scorners raise their vocals

Everybody wants to be on top

We share red blood, same tears

As a sign of brother hood

A slight difference in skin colour

Foolishly leads us to racism why?

Natural endurements light our world

Man shed blood for it

Innocent young blood become orphans

We are all passer’s by

This world is not our own

My wish is work together like

Ants preserve our dignity

MOTHERLESS

MOTHERLESS 

by ASIIMWE SAM RUHINDI

Day after day night after night

Time passes away but I can’t find

A way to forget you mom

You produced me, breast fed me,

You showed me a mother’s love to a child

Oh am motherless mother less

When the winds of the nights are so cold

Even in the dark, your absence lights up

I look up in the sky hoping to see you

But I can’t I only see the stars moving

And I do believe that in those stars

One represents you my dear

Oh am motherless

Have you ever felt so alone and nothing?

Makes sense that’s how I feel right now

I feel like I’m facing everything on my own

With nothing but tears and a fake smile

Oh am motherless

I close my eyes so I can sleep

But your smiling face comes back to me

I put my hands in the air to hold you

But I find my self alone

Oh no am motherless

WHEN AM DEAD AND GONE

When am dead and gone 

By ASIIMWE SAM RUHINDI

It’s dawn and the sky is brown

The whole land is cold

Announcements over the media

I’ve kicked the bucket

Will you weep and grieve?

When am dead and gone?

Sit and recall all our sweet memories

Remember the glances we shared

Stories we exchanged every  twilight

On our way home so sweet

Celebrate my life with a smile

When am dead and gone.

Sing precious lord take my hand

As you lay my bones back to soil

With a wreath of white roses

I’ll still love you because I know you do too

And hope these words will help you through

When am dead and gone

TONGUE AN INDEPENDENT MUSCLE

                             TONGUE AN INDEPENDENT MUSCLE  By Sam Asiimwe Ruhindi

Tongue is an independent muscle
It says what it comes across
even what it thinks
it might be good or bad
constructive or destructive
source of all conflicts whether personal or social ones
breakout of strong relationships
Divorce of strong marriages
its charming and sweet at times
also piercing and soar
it says out the truth
Love and peace prevails
unity and harmony lights
up our world daily
says out lies
chaos and war arise
Destruction and loss
enmity and r ivory
brightness the world
but control it carefully
every thing is gonna
be alright and good
Oh yeah why not
control the tongue
and change the world.

I DREAM A WORLD

I DREAM A WORLD by Sam ASIIMWE RUHINDI

 I dream a world where man
will live a peaceful life
where no other will scorn
where love will bless the earth
and peace it's path adorn.

I dream a world where all will
know sweet freedom's way,
where greed no longer sap the soul
nor avarice blights our day.

A world i dream where black or white
whatever race you'll be will
share the rewards of the earth and every man is free
where miserableness will hang its head,and joy like a pearl.

I dream a world where peace,love
and cooperation are the first things
with all man kind of such
I dream our wonderful world

RWANDA MY MOTHER LAND

Rwanda My Mother Land by Sam Asiimwe Ruhindi

Rain drops of bullets 

Innocent blood quenched machete 

In hundred days millions perished 

What was a family became ruin 

The world kept a deaf ear 

Water collected it's self back to normal 

It's my country oh sweet Rwanda. 

It's now twenty years down the road 

We remember and honor innocent blood 

What had became ruin 

Now it's an adorable family 

It's so precious like Gold 

Every party honors it 

It's my mother land Rwanda. 

We remember not to revenge 

But to unite like river and Oceans 

Oh yeah we renew our land 

Making it adorable and sweet 

That's our rhyme everyday 

Togetherness,patriotism and 

Love of our country. 

It's my sweet mother land Rwanda.