Captain Afework Yohannes (1927-1980) was an Ethiopian journalist, radio presenter, and lyric writer known for his short stories, plays, and reporting on scientific topics. The following poem, She is the Only Beauty was translated from the original text, Amharic into English by the former Ethiopian ambassador to Mexico, Gaitachew Bekele, and was originally published in the MEXICO QUARTERLY REVIEW VOLUME 3, 1969. Let her parade the whole floor of the hallIt is meet that beauty should be seen by all. Let her wreathe her arms with bands of gold,that the virtue lying in the mines be told. As long as there is no one of her measure, let her take in every way her

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2022 15:30 UTC