It is sunny day today
she looks at her beauty
as it is a beautiful day
to play with friends at the beach.
A good place for the poor and rich
as it always free to touch
waters and sands when folks reach
Durban front beach.
August 30/2023
After I graduated as teacher: East London High
Because I boarded at an ashram in Durban
Check of my first salary, went to it as thanks
NOTE: The Swami - "not good in Christ terms" - but the most abstemious & disciplined man I knew, blessed my gratitude. His name, Swami Sahajananda, or formerly Srinivas Naidoo of Estcourt, said I would always have Grace. I have never gone hungry, or very cold, 42 years on.
name of a crane
saras - India - sarees
flying past each other
II
friend named Bubbles
or "victory" originally
he alone unchanged in Guateng
III
green pastures, youth, Durban
Bad old good South Africa
those days, parents, gone
IV
at prayer in Lenasia
Gerrie Lubbe, wife Jeanetta Hendrina -
a torch. Pray for healing, rainbows ...
name of a crane
saras - India - sarees
flying past each other
II
friend named Bubbles
or "victory" originally
he alone unchanged in Guateng
III
green pastures, youth, Durban
Bad old good South Africa
those days, parents, gone
IV
at prayer in Lenasia
Gerrie Lubbe, wife Jeanetta Hendrina -
a torch. Pray for healing, rainbows ...
On Mission in South Africa, I am missed in Virginia
Only the CHRIST family I belong to, can match with stamina
The love of my sister Maureen, and her hubby Mr. Mothilal
As I was surprised by the Jagans of Jo'burg for birthday 60
I miss the older members of my Bible Study and Prayer Group
Two great men have gone: Ronnie Simms and Buddy Ogden
Today Pastor Ray Kingrea said "your hands mixed in lives here,
and You will never know how much you are missed at TOLM."
TOLM: Tree of Life Ministries, how I love Mike Dodson
The founder, or co-founder with pastor Debbie Dodson
Now joined with Pastor Ray Kingrea, and his dear helpmate, Sandy
So, all these folks celebrate the Kingdom; life is best in heaven
Yes, I miss them all, while in South Africa (lots of crime & corruption)
But there are heroes and sheroes; if only we loved Jesus with abandon
And preached - with peaceful interaction, quietly - His Kingdom
Then Heaven will begin a bit already; as Elder Mrs. Mothilal has done
Our Divine Life Society in Durban, has a wonderful history
Now Jesus may complete the work through you & me? Mystery!
Please don't say Vegas.
We're halfway between Durban and Bloem',
so don't say Vegas, okay ?
Thankfully you found a way, reluctantly,
to settle on the right answer
without saying it out loud.
All the way to the beach,
so I hopped in, and I didn't laugh.
I introduced myself
and for an awkward moment
you introduced neither
yourself nor that guy you wanted to be.
Perhaps you didn't want to introduce
yourself, anonymous as me.
And you didn't need to introduce him,
how could I possibly not know his name ?
Then, after a moment of that,
you introduced him anyways.
It would be a long, silly drive.
You said it. Your voice was not unconvincing,
you had it pretty much down.
You actually said the name,
as if you wanted us both to believe it
but knew that neither of us did.
I'd never seen sideburns so thick,
or hair so black and slick,
the sunglasses looked the part too.
The rest of it was not as flamboyant
as The King would have wanted it to be.
I was friendly and nice
and made sure not to laugh,
but we both knew the truth,
and I really wanted
to be far from Bloem' today.
16th August 2018
I know why you cry
You miss me every night
Come to durban your
Spiritual emptiness
Will find it's match in me
Oil painting sold in a busy old street
A man with no hands,
using only his feet
Lively the colours, sunset in gold!
Unframed his paintings at Durban price sold
Speechless as people stop and adore...
Inspired by others
His crowded by more
Melting emotions
saying so much
Without any fingers, yet feeling the touch!
Looking at faces left with a smile.
Brittle his brushes unique in his style
Pictures are painted with stories to share
SO many times do we cry life is not fair.
Driven by passion
A brush and some paint
Excelling beyond reason with colours and paint
Winter in the African sun
Feels like sizzling summer fun
Come down to Durban beach
And all your blues will be bleached
This is South Africa’s playground
We have a golden tan all year-round
05-08-2015
Thabang Jan Ngoma
Sponsor: SKAT A
Contest Name: The Answer (in less than 7 lines)
Sea-Lion
I saw a seal in Durban big and sleek and its smile
Was wondrous, I think it had green eyes, right,
But, I’m not a very god swimmer and is sceptical
Of water, mermaids and swimming pools.
By chance, I saw a sleek woman cleaning a pool
And it was morning, she had green or blue or
Perhaps brown eyes of the type lionesses have
When a lion, has caught a prey it has to give it
Up when hyenas come around.
Conquests are a hyena’s fare but it lacks delight
And the ability to laugh. The seal from Durban
I remember so well, had a hearty laughter and
A smile “thousand miles.” Am I getting confused
Talking about lions and seals? Not at all but it was
A female and she sat my heart aflutter.
Through moving mirrors i see
the cracks and dirt
I see young girls wanting
diamonds and pearls
I see young gents chasing every
short skirt.
These days people do crazy ****
in the name of swag
For an example of what I mean
take a trip down my street.
Through these mirrors
I see the lies and deception
Aint nobody trying to make a
holy connection
I see us slowly going down
Down,down as we pave our way
to the grave when it all ends we
will realize that it was all pain
and no gain
Through these moving mirrors
I see materialistic bitches
Full of lust and greed for worldly
Riches
Fornicating with a man twice her
age just coz he can afford those
louis v slippers
It give me the shivers
Coz when I look through these
mirrors I see pieces of me,
Piece he,pieces of she,pieces of
we who continuosly conform to
society
Slaves to the trends of what's
out and what's in.
Could someone pls tell me
whatsapp with the status
Check in at the races Durban
july let's face it
Most fake it before they make
it.