Some Treasures
...To the red dust of the Highveld plains and KwaZulu koppies;
Where young feet roamed and in its earth-breathe did romp
Beneath golden haze, as in an oil canvas, the sunset lay
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Categories:
kwazulu, africa, destiny, places,
Form: Free verse
GREAT BAVILA TRADITIONAL PRIEST
...Great traditional bavila priest,
When you hear about the great
traditional bavila priest called
" Kasongo Nguni"
from bahinga clan,
Who worked for the bavila kingdom
On the reign ...
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Categories:
kwazulu, africa, culture, history,
Form: Free verse
Kwerekwere
...Kind people
With good respect
Educated from different universities and Schools
Responsible in their lives and knowing well to
Economize their small or big budgets.
Knowing to speak Kikwere...
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Categories:
kwazulu, 12th grade, africa, encouraging,
Form: Acrostic
Seeing the Hand of God
...One saturday night around June 2012,
my spirit was so troubled,
I felt so sad.
I could hear some voices telling me to go to the hospital.
walked night to the near hospital to pray for peop...
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Categories:
kwazulu, abuse, baby, happiness, joy,
Form: Haibun
Kwazulu Natal
...A second time around is always the best
They say and said
As I land on the unfamiliar ground
The clarity would be clarified
Thee shoe belonged to me
Embrace my uniqueness
As the lions roar in...
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Categories:
kwazulu, adventure, africa, change, culture,
Form: Free verse
Gratitude Cures Most Things
...I
Ayanda is a Zulu name (A to Z already), my daughter
Brindha is her aunt in KwaZulu-Natal, my "sister" - remember -
Calling cousins siblings is common among us (Tina's daughter,
by marriage to ...
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Categories:
kwazulu, 10th grade, africa, age,
Form: Abecedarian
Slavery and Reparations All Done
...SLAVERY AND REPARATIONS
I am a descendant of slaves - from India!
Anyone who demands REPARATIONS shake & quake at my words
Competition? So, we have competing tales of bondage?
The Jewish people's...
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Categories:
kwazulu, africa, america, analogy, black
Form: Bio
My Best Bouquets
...My Best Bouquets
Exotic crocuses and ferns, Appalachian Trail …
Baby’s breath that takes one’s breath away -
Orchids and epiphytes near inland waters of KwaZulu-Natal
A few fro...
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Categories:
kwazulu, adventure, africa, allusion, america,
Form: Verse
Change of Address
...My old firm now seemed to have an African address,
I wondered how much of it was just a mess,
Green Lane had become No. 1 Moffat Ave., Kwazulu,
now I could hear the locals muttering:
'Oogu poogu ...
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Categories:
kwazulu, africa, business, career,
Form: Prose
Zulu
...The tribe of tribes of South Africa
Lead by their king Shaka
1816 they formed their state
As they head into history
What be their fate
British Conflict, internal rife
13 kinglets loss of lif...
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Categories:
kwazulu, angst, death, history, life,
Form: Rhyme
Me
...Fathima
Naughty,nice,sweet and silly
Sister of Naaema and Ameen
Lover of chocolates,nature and Afzal
Who feels pain,heartache and intense love
Who fears the Almighty, thunder and death
Who woul...
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Categories:
kwazulu, life
Form: Bio