THE LEGEND OF TAHANNA
(A Fable of Alternate
Theory)
On a far and high mountain
Above the mist and the rain
Stood the proud Sagittarius
A unicorn of great fame
From far down below
A faint cry was heard
The mighty white steed
Moved toward the distant word
With bright lightning speed
Toward the African savanna
Down the steep mountain slopes
To the home of Tahanna
Bending down at the knee
He gathered up the queen
And together they rode off
To a land never seen
They soon reached that land
Where the four rivers flow
A land of milk and honey
Where weeds never grow
A place of no death
No sickness or pain
A realm of great pleasure
Where knowledge is gain
Drinking from the cool river
Together they were freed
From the weight of life's sorrow
And the pain of life's greed
Through the canyon of eagles
They in awe made their way
To the king's paradise
Where they stayed for a day
In the presence of the master
Where the archangels sing
Where the stars and heavens bow
To the great and mighty king
Upon paying their homage
To the king and his father
They parted with rare wine
And what light they could gather
Swiftly the noble steed
With his African queen
Made the narrow way out
Of the land never seen
Returning the virgin queen
To her home in the plain
He left her forevermore
Never to return again
And from that simple place
The proud mother of us all
Gave birth to her children
The great and the small
On a far and high mountain
Above the mist and the rain
Stands the proud Sagittarius
A unicorn of great fame * **
Nelson
Mandella Foundation
DEDICATED TO: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, friend of Africa and of Planet Earth, who in spite of modern science, somehow
seems to have evolved a little beyond most of the rest of us. For Brenda, old flames burn
bright.
*The author once had an African-American friend named Tahanna. According to her, Tahanna is
an American Indian name meaning "swift horse".
**FootNote: Perhaps no one but a child would believe this poem to be true. Then again, no
one in their right mind, especially a child, would believe that the universe and all its
creation came about by self-designing processes without input from a Grand Designer. It
is perhaps no small wonder why Jesus seems to have preferred the company of children and the
common people. Their superstitions may have been less offensive to his intelligence than
those of priests and the scientific selectively 'educated'.
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