JACQUELINE (THAT SMILE)

 

Sometimes I close my eyes

Reach across red dusty miles

See you wave on the Congo Road

Brightening the day by your smile

That smile that lights my heart

That lifts my soul above

All the injustices between us

And your forgiving love.

 

I often let my mind drift

To find you in the playground

The school behind you shining

That vibrant break time sound

There you are in your pink mac

Against the equatorial rains 

You see me ‘neath the mango tree

Both of us are  smiling again

 

Jacqueline I have a dream

Oh my how you have grown

Not tied to that half acre

You’re making it on your own

The nation is transforming

By the blessing you are bringing

Fired by hope inside your heart

And what your voice is singing.