A flower so small and sweet
Smiling petals soft and neat
A splash of colours so bright and bold
A story to be told and this
Little flower so small and neat
A breath of beauty everywhere.

A spiky hedgehog
Rolled up in a ball
With spikes so sharp
He scurried away
In a hurry today and
In the morning sunlight
He scuttled away to his thrall.

In a land where olive trees swayed
And little children used to play where
Hope bloomed bright in Palestine
Every night and voices echo in the air and
Little Palestinian children everywhere
A story unfolds we're told
Of conflict and strife
No happiness in Palestine tonight and
In Palestine's heart dreams won't fray.

The holocaust in Palestine
And little children just dying
And everyone is crying and
I feel your pain deep in my heart
And families torn apart
Just like petals blown apart and
In bitter winds of fate alone
Palestinian stories etched
In hearts so brave
In memory's light their spirits save

And we will remember the
Dead Palestinians the lost the slain
Their lives extinguished all in vain
And evil walks among us every day
No happiness and peace today and
The nightmare will never be
Over and a hateful creed
Unleashed upon the earth
A history etched in shadows lost to light
And from the ashes may there bloom
Suffering Palestinians just dying for hate
To empathy compassion's grace
To build a future free from hate's embrace
Black and brown people been killed
A world reborn where love will bloom
And banish darkness and hate chase away the gloom.

In Palestinian fields
Where olive trees stand tall
In the morning sunlight and
A whisper calls for freedom's thrall
Freedom for Palestine oh freedom
With hopes like stars in the night sky
I weep for your every day and I
Light a candle for Palestine every night
We dream of peace we long to fly

From the dark shadows
Our voice will echo around the world
For every heart the truth defies
A land of dreams where all are free
Together we can build a sea.

In Somalia where the
Sun shines so bright
And the little children
Have fun in the morning sun
With coastlines that gleam
In the sunlight and
From the hills to the sea
It's a beautiful sight and Somalia
A land wild and free
So beautiful for all to see and
A tapestry woven with delight.

On Independence day everyone
Is from Zimbabwe today and

In the dawn’s embrace we stand tall
And proud and our voices united as
One loving nation and from the our
Struggles and our past we rise with pride
In freedom's light we choose to glide and
Zimbabwe's freedom will echo
Around the world

And Zimbabwe colours are so
Beautiful and bright and they sparkle
In the sky every night and our
Hearts are beating strong
On this very special day and
Zimbabwe the land of hope
And everlasting dreams in
Every soul our independence gleams

And Zimbabwe our nation will forever soar
So raise a glass on Independence day
And let the celebrations flow
For Zimbabwe's freedom will forever glow

And the Zimbabwe flag will
Fly high up in the clear blue sky and
A testament to freedom's gentle breeze
And Zimbabwe is forever inside our heart's

And so let unity's spirit forever
Grow and Zimbabwe
Our country a rising star
And reaching for the sky and beneath
Our nation's flag and forever
And always Zimbabwe
Our spirits will always fly high.

© 2025 David P Carroll.