Thabang Ngoma Poet Haiku

A Flag Glows

Blowing in white noise
Listen to the people speak
A flag at half mast

Blacks mine gold bars
Blood diamonds stolen wealth
Africa’s rebirth

Blue skies green fields 
Much brighter days lay ahead
On fertile grazing 


Thabang Jan Ngoma
07-17-2015
From South Africa
Flag colours - black, gold, green, white, chilli red and blue.

Sponsor: Judy Konos
Contest Name: Your Country State City Flag

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Dr. Upma A. Sharma August 9, 2015 at 11:28 PM Great to know about your national pride Thabang! Congrats on great win!

Viv Wigley August 9, 2015 at 1:54 AM Congratulations Thabang, love that 'blowing in white noise'. Great line. Well done. regards, Viv

Anu Nayak August 9, 2015 at 12:57 AM Congrats Thabang!! Beautiful :-) Love, Anu

Skat A August 8, 2015 at 10:48 PM THABANG, Congratulations on your Flag win....... SKAT

Joyce Johnson August 8, 2015 at 8:21 PM Congratulations on your win. Love Joyce

David Fisher August 8, 2015 at 3:56 PM This is such a great poem, Thabang...covering all the colors with meaning, and in such a short style. Well done!

Jan Allison July 16, 2015 at 6:25 PM Such powerful images especially in the first 2 haiku - love the positivity in the final poem excellent pen - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Thabang Ngoma July 17, 2015 at 9:30 AM Hi Jan...thank u for the comment & well wishes...Our history is a painful past, but hey here we're(:heers, Tbang