Author Lillian Tindyebwa of Uganda engaged participants of her writing workshop at LittWorld with a model poem on the theme, “God is here.” Her poem captures the devotion of assembled believers and the rich beauty of the Kenyan landscape.
God Is Here
The smiles are warm
Like the early morning sun
Handshakes are strong
Like the lions
Of Samburu
Windows fling open
By mesmerized
hands
At dawn
Sounds of bird songs
Fill the rooms,
Mingle with prayers
Of saints
Under the blue and grey
Skies of Kenya
they are gathered
From the ends of the earth
He created
Leaves shake with
His breath
Whispering assurances
Of His love to us all
God is Here
By Lillian Tindyebwa
Uganda
Illustration used by permission of Didier Millotte