Long Durban Poems

Tell her you saw me ...

Tell her I was out on the bluff at the Cape
during a gale, much too close to the rocks.
Tell her the surf was tormenting the ledges,
its roar far too loud...

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Police sources in Durban have confirmed Rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting spree on Florida Road, on Friday Night. Another person believed to be AKA's  bodyguard, was also wounded,...

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In these uncertain times seemingly
ever harder to predict and navigate

what on earth we are about to be hit 
with or be faced to deal with next

It's nice to know there are something's
we can still reply...

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Lord Jesus  
A Son of God,
I read it in the Bible.
Where also lord mentioned.
A false prophet will be born.
After this message,
Lord Muhammad was born,
And these teachings were never accepted 
Christians followed Lord Christ holy...

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Mother Nature does not need us
and we just don’t get it

We living in a time where staying away from people you care about is a sign of love
Hugging each other is a weapon of mass...

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Captured by the beauty of Lillian
I think of her on the coast of Durban.
With her is where I want to be.
So beautiful she could be a Wodaabe.
There's no way I could assign a worth,
Indeed the...

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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...

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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...

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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 shit 
in the name of swag
For an...

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I
All sorts of fears
A place of tears 
And all these years
I thought these letters
Strung together for a collector?
No, far from such 
C O I M E T R O PH O B I A
Intimated I...

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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....

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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...

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