Ghairo Daniels Poet Ekphrasis

BIRTH STREET ALIVE

concentrated in cobbles
      unpatterned fairyland
box homes coloured

community symphonic 
church mosque kiss mystical 
      flesh moves brick RECREATE
realms unified and truthful 
 fabric encodes memories 
      generational genetics quietly smile

enlightened shadows 
   in craft supreme
     ancestral PROMPTS 
in district cultural 
       moods
       stabilised

    his-herstory 
    recorded 
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Fabric Art Wall Tapestry :  Appliqué & Image Embroidery, Quilting : ‘BIRTH STREET ALIVE’ : 71 Horstley Street, District Six’ :  Prior to Forced Removals : Ghairo Daniels : 2021
Leatherette & Suede with cotton, silk, satin, coloured net, chiffon, beads, sequins, buttons  :  100 x 58 cm : Purple Satin Lining
Style: Historical Story Quilting
 
[ NB. Link to pics at comments section of Poem ]

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Paige Hind April 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM and deep is that history "herstory" <3 could trace it with my fingers, well almost, :) i am there though not there Ghairo Daniels April 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM ThkU for comment, Sweets. If you were on Allpoetry, where poets receive points for good comments from fellow poets, know that you will be prosperous. Have a great weekend. X

Ghairo Daniels April 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM Images of Collage : https://ghairodanielspresence.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/district-six-lives-on/ Video Short : https://youtube.com/shorts/UG8AlsY9ekg?si=R-6hjuz-fAtpCz3o