Women of Madagascar

I stand before you just a man

In the dust and in the sand

Oh women, so grand

Your hope, your joy, your pain I see,

I feel the wind of uncertainty

Island in geographical design

Many nations sublime

A single destiny

One family

Today, I come to share a dream

To whisper in this space of time

To call upon your heart

Believe enough to dream

South Africa your neighbour your friend

Sharing our destiny

Our purpose

Identity

Reaching out together

To God in eternity

Oh women of Madagascar

Prophetic are your words

Called to bless

Curse no more

Let the nightmare stay in the dark of night

Let a new day begin in the light

Oh women of Madagascar

This is your land

Will you trust enough to dream again?

To stand united in the dust and in the sand?

September 2016