A Strange Dream Poem by Dr. Ahmed Gumaa Siddiek

It was just a dream, a strange dream
It was a dream, only a dream,
That I saw the elephant in the streets of Khartoum
Walking with a leisurely pace
Leaning on a big stick with a smile on his face

Then in McDonald's, I saw the crocodile
Having a snack and tea, with milk by the Nile

I saw the monkey in the barbers' shop, on the hill
Cutting hair of a young customer, with great skill
Drawing beautiful whiskers, but with a heavy bill

I saw the frog in a dark corner, sipping Coca Cola
Elegant in his new green shirt, with a wide collar
And a red tie dangling from his short neck, with a shining colour
Smoking Cuban Cigar with great pleasure
As if he got all the world's treasure

I saw the fox playing very hard
a tennis game with the rooster
In the goat's backyard

It was just a dream
That I saw the caterpillar
In love affair with the cockroach
In a public bathroom
in the city of Khartoum

It was a dream, just a dream
To see the giraffe as an emcee
Serving coffee with hot cream
To the rhino and his hippo spouse
With a thick lipstick in her mouth

It was a dream, to collect my clothes
From a laundry skillfully run by the dog
The cashier was a young frog
In her latest fashion
A silk blouse and skirt of cotton
From Christian Dior
Elegant in her Parisian style
And happy, with beautiful smiles

Then I saw the bitch
Mating on the beach
With only one male! !
What a horrible a tale?

I also saw the snail
In his armored cover
So clever
Licking ice-cream with chocolate flavor

Then I saw all the animals gathering in the forest
Celebrating the marriage of the hyena and the gazelle
The lion was there, on his royal chair
And the crow leading the choir
It was a happy event of marriage
Then the bride and the bridegroom
Were politely invited by the raccoon
To spend their honeymoon
In his marvelous home
In the out-skirt of Khartoum

And I saw a fleet of birds congregating in a morning prayers
Led by the owl with green spectacles
With a long tanned beard
And a great turban on his bald head
Muttering secret words from a book that he read

Then it was a pleasure to see the salmon fish
In the court of law playing the role of judge
Young and full of hope
With a white wig on her head and a reddish robe

Then I saw the shark flying a jumbo jet
From Guantanamo to Philippines with great wit
Escorted by crews of crows serving tea with mint

I saw the rat dating the cat
In her modern luxurious saloon
In the out-skirt of Khartoum
Where they sat down reading Alice in the Wonderland
Happily, cracking peanuts
And sometimes cracking dirty jokes

I saw the lion and the tiger
But frankly, I did not see the fox
Together they were running a dialogue
About the metaphysical elements in modern poetry
And post-war drama in Broadway theatres
They also talked about the BLUES
Of Langston Hughes
With reference to NY and Harlem
But with different views
About Fukuyama's End of History
And later, they dealt with some Chemistry
The problem with the carbon dioxide
They also talked about Dr. Jackle and Mr. Hide

I saw the turtle and the rabbit on the CNN on a chat
Running a dialogue about peace on earth
Philosophizing the fate of the human faith
Exploring the Digital Native Concepts
Sorry for the Digital Refugees and the Digital Immigrants
They were trying hard with positive words
To Solve the Digital Divide of the Third World
And fill the Gap of Education
Among all the Human Nations

And the last of my dreams were happy dreams
That I saw human beings having some dreams
Pleasure on their black, red and white faces
Yes, I saw all human races

The Sudanese were there, too! !
Women in their beautiful thobes
And men in their white fluffy robes
Children with different ages and hopes

All were busy with others
Stitching the Ozone Layer with Golden Needles
And planting seeds of love in the sea deserts
Watering them with their teardrops
Yes, with their own teardrops.

Then I saw the seeds grow faster with plenty of crops
I saw them picking up fruits from the stars
With different taste, size and colours
And giving them freely, to the poor children of the world
Including the children of Darfur