Alemseged Sisay Woldemariam, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bitter and Sweet

On the leaf of thy root,
Yours outer skin is a good red;
When we look in corn seed,
There is a green seed;
To be black roasted.
To boil in water;
It is flour.
As a long bludgeon;
Grows Sugar cane.
From the beginning;
It is a sweet thing.
A tiny substance;
To be in a glass.
We measure it with spoon;
Then to pour bitter one.
The bitter and Sugar;
They became wonderful, combined together.

©2019 Alemseged Sisay Woldemariam.