Winds of Change
"The winds of change" a Briton warned
In his speech to South Africa,
Meaning that those who were scorned
Might soon rule the republica.
Many heard what he was saying
From the parliamentary podium
But most were probably thinking
He had smoked a shot of opium!
No one made capital from this.
Not even the underdogs!
It is true that their nemesis
Had guns, hippos and dogs!
Clever circles murmured the phrase
But even they didn't backdrop it.
Was it all a wild goose chase?
Was it anywhere within their ambit?
But the winds of change reached the shores!
The apartheid forces resisted!
However, the winds entered the doors!
And universal suffrage was instituted!
British premier Chamberlain was right!
He'd looked from his vantage point.
Democratic South Africa came to sight:
An idea that might have seemed quaint!
4/16/2022
Copyright © Abel Jae | Year Posted 2022
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