[align=left]Masks of Africa[/align]


[align=left]I am the idea of their reality[/align]


[align=left]Allusions in their imagination[/align]


[align=left]Carved from ancient hands[/align]


[align=left]From figment to visualization[/align]


[align=left]As abyss as African eyes[/align]


[align=left]Black and polished like African skin[/align]


[align=left]Dignified, and elaborate, kin[/align]


[align=left]Stare inside the deep grooves of my face and relive the past[/align]


[align=left]I am carved, woven and sculpted from the finest gold cast[/align]


[align=left]A medium between the living and dead[/align]


[align=left]Fallen kings and tribes, are resurrected then I adorn the head[/align]


[align=left]I summons powerful spirits through meditation and trances[/align]


[align=left]Manifesting their presences through chants and dances[/align]


[align=left]Receiving secrets, answers, healings and tradition[/align]


[align=left]Possessing my wearers soul embracing cultural superstitions[/align]


[align=left]Believe, believe, believe and you shall see[/align]


[align=left]Initiations, rituals, cures, and religious ceremonies are my specialty[/align]


[align=left]I bring fertility to the women of the village[/align]


[align=left]Newly circumcised boys come face to face with their sexuality[/align]


[align=left]I turn boys to men, men to kings, and kings to Deities[/align]


[align=left]I am the centuries between the present and the ancient societies[/align]


[align=left]The center of African mythologies[/align]


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[align=left]A. Smith (copyright) 2004[/align]


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Now this one really hits the spot with me clp)clp)clp)clp)clp)

There is no doubt about it sis........you have the gift. Great piece.


Peace

Thanks KarlI am blushing