A NEW DAY

little birds sing in the trees

the the mingle of air and dew raise a new gentle breeze

then I learn it is 6:00 am

a new day has come

children scream out of excitement

the little ones clinging unto their mother’s robs

while the elders match to their plantations

I can feel their feet stamping the ground

their anxiety for a day

no little can tell

they silently wait for what the new day shall bring

the girls combine wood

to give a fine flame

while little boys and girls

shout out in delight

they climb dem mango trees

because there no reason to worry

it is a new day

they skip their roaps

as the old ones go to hunt

oh what a beauty they face

when mama boils rabbit soup

in their fine nsuwa

and watch papa roll a big white solid ball of bugali

As they listen to the rumbles

in their tummies

children lay their bodies down to rest

its been a busy day

full of nothing but excitement

and smiles accompany

them to their neverland

as they wait for another exciting day

a new day to come

in a pool of thoughts

their parents lie

thoughts of tomorrow

strangle them to death

terrified at what a new day will bring

and when it comes

they face it all over

because its a new day

and a new day will always come

Ampurire is a law student at the University of Rwanda