Thinkerman Posted May 13, 2003 The tale of two young lovers, whose relationship is opposed by their families, glows with poetic imagery in the heroine's accounts of her elopement. ------------------------------------------------------------- We rode on and on through the night in complete darkness - darkness which knew nothing of our troubles. I turned my head and there was the dawn pursuing us. We listened and the birds were chirping and twittering - they were pleased with the new day that was running toward them. How different was their situation from ours! They wanted the dawn to break quickly so that they could begin picking berries, and we wanted the dawn to linger behind so that we could escape beyond the territory of my clan under the cover of night. ... The grass on which the rain had fallen the night before now spread its blades towards the sun for which it had been waiting, and the dew resting on the leaves of the trees took on the color of gold. The trees were pleased with the growing warmth and the sunshine, but all this was of no benefit to us, travelers who were passing by. ------------------------------------------------------------ source: allafrica.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
