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Listen to the jazz instrumentals of Masekela, as you take red wine outside a thatched shelter in a beach in the Western Cape. Enjoy a hearty meal of bobotie (meatloaf), chakalaka (a spicy vegetable relish), tomato bredie (a lamb and tomato stew), potbrood (pot bread), melktert ( dessert)...... and other forms of cuisine; have a siesta in the canvas tents, then you visit the misty mountains of the Magoebaskloof. To feel at one with nature, visit Limpopo, and get lost in the awesomeness of sighting elephants, lions, rhinos..... You'll see baobab trees stretching their branches to the red, setting sun; get dazzled by the Limpopo river's majestic flow to the Indian Ocean. Introduce yourself to all kinds of dialects and people; Africans, Dutch, Indians, and Malaysians. Watch their traditional dances, and listen to their folklore - it will remind you we are from the same Womb; Earth. See Nelson Mandela in people's smiles and way of doing things in the cities, streets, and towns. Listen to South Africa's unifying anthem, as you take a ship back home......

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Date: 4/29/2017 2:30:00 PM
Hello Teddy, nice to meet you. Thank you for a lovely trip in my imagination I enjoyed everything i have seen. Wow! This is a fab poem. A 7
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 4/30/2017 10:51:00 AM
Hi Darlene. You're very much welcome!! ;-) Thank you for enjoying my piece!! *^_^*
Date: 4/9/2017 5:13:00 PM
Hi Teddy spoken like a true patriot. I hope your poetry does well.Also my wish is that our country can get its act together so we can all prosper.
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 4/10/2017 8:56:00 AM
Thank you so much, Jannie!! ;-) Yes, you're right. Each one of us has an ability to make things right... Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my piece!! ;-)
Date: 4/7/2017 1:09:00 PM
It sounds like you have personal experience of these places Teddy. Your lovely poem makes one want to visit these places filled with wonder and beauty. I have never been, but have a good friend who lives in So. Africa. 7 ; ) A Fave for the gem!
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 4/10/2017 8:43:00 AM
Lolest, I've never been there either... Well, I love South Africa's rich beauty and culture!! ;-) It's great to know you have a friend living there!! Thank you so much Connie, for reading, enjoying, and faving my poem!! *^_^*

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