African Drum
The Instrument of Music
In Africa, drum convey
Clarion calls than words of mouth
The sound of drum can
Send souls and senses quivering
With keen throes and
Children and toothless old
Ones may dance wildly
Like those possessed
By demonic spirits.
The rhythm of the African drum
Can a wrestler drive to
His greatest feats of strength.
The hypnotic beat of
African drum
Can into frenzy against
Enemies send a warrior.
The African drum sends coded
Messages to sons and daughters
Who are heroes and heroines
That quickens the blood.
The untrained ears will
Listen but not comprehend
Its intrinsic message.
African drum, a vehicle
Of communication.