Giyani My Homeland

Giyani, my homeland, my forefathers land 
Located deep in South Africa in the Limpopo province 
Where all things are bright and beautiful 
Far from fraud of fertility 
It's an infamous land 

The moonlight outshines the streetlight 
Giyani is indeed a beauty 
It's like the Garden of Eden 
Full of fruit trees 
It's sweetest mangoes, oranges and Tomatoes seeds from ZZ2
I know the roots of it's trees are valuable 

Oh, my grey aged great grandfathers childhood 
Mother Nature chose this place 
The birds on the thatched roots, are the tourist attraction 
The Ritavi River running by 
Everyday the sun shine and set 
And brightens up the sky 

Indeed Mother Nature chose you, Giyani 
You're  the promising land 
Flowers looks beautiful 
The land where all of us are the best we can possibly be 
They say you're poor 
But I can't see it 
Do you have to cry out somebody to believe? 
Believe me everybody cries sometimes 
even me!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Robinson Jr. Avatar
February 18, 2017 at 11:31 AM
Ndzalama, I would categorize this poem as Free Verse. Just one poet's opinion. Love the poem though, so informative of the land and people. Love and more love to you and yours.
Robinson Jr. Avatar
February 18, 2017 at 11:29 AM
Beautiful poem, Ndzalama. From your superb description, I would love to live in Giyani. My sisters are visiting Ghana later this year. I'm sure I can convince them to visit your beautiful land the next time they travel to Africa. Just a fine, fine poem. May love light your path always.
Chabalala  Avatar
February 9, 2017 at 8:45 AM
thanks for the feedback
Wanter Avatar
January 28, 2017 at 6:17 PM
Love lives in the lines of your poem. I enjoyed it very much.
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