Long Nandi Poems

Gbum Shaka!
Sing to me,o Angel of
The legendary conqueror,
The great elephant that 
Shook the foundations of 
The earth.

Whirrrrrrrrrr......hear the 
The voice of the wind 
Whispering about the 
Only Ama Nkosi:

Between the Drakensberg
And the Indian ocean,
The immortalized...

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I am....
An Ashanti warrior A Bantu dancer 
I am a Yoruba royal clothed in my Asooke 
Dancing Adowa and kpalogo to tunes from wulomei and masekela  

I am proud Masai 
Standing around manyattas, 
Jumping...

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The Monk
Poet Anjali De Nandi ( Mom )
The Monk lived in a hut in a village
It was the last part of the village
Side of it - there was a river
His age - was 65 years...

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Nirvana protégé podcast/youtube
phenom quite mature
talented young lass promising future
media attention did capture
overnight starlet exhibits bravure
generates profuse nonstop
outstandingly positive conjecture

nine year old greeted in France bonjour
mademoiselle so innocent and pure
guaranteed future success 
near anonymity one day
household...

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MOTHER

         O Sakti, the spouse of Siva, O Isvari, Durgey, Mata Parvati, the creation
             ...

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Title of the poem:  The rainy season
Poet: Mrs. Anjali Denandi(MOM)

Rain……..rain………..rain………….rainy-season…………
Oh! The little-girl! Dear! No tear!
Don’t cry!
Darling! Hi!
I shall gift you, the teddy-bear.
Rain……..rain………..rain………….rainy-season…………
The teen-ager! Hey! You, the lady!
Don’t cry! Stay steady, in mind and your...

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Moonless night covers the world therefore
Most people in places including east Africa sleep after closing the door 
There is good reason to secure the door
Not only because of thieves but something more

The dreaded beast from...

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The rain-god bursts in Himalaya regions
With snow-covered mountains and deep forests
There’s  Kedar temple for Hindu pilgrims
Coming to worship the god in thousands
Sanctum Sanctorum inside the temple
Of Kedar revered by millions of Hindus
A bleak picture...

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copyright-poetess-mrs.anjali denandee,mom
please send me 
.................................
hey ! you , my late - younger - brother ! ................
please ! send me your heavenly email...........
now you are not on my worthy - shelter.........
now you are not the body.......
now...

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Chaka Zulu 

Dlungwana son of Ndaba!
the greatest warrior of all times
conceived out of wedlock by his mother Nandi and his father
voracious one of Senzangakhona
son of Nandi kaBebe, the daughter of a Langeni chief
born in Langeni...

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She sat watching scratching the tummy
dancing at the breeze that came by
shaking by the wind of the rare serene
an open mouth to dish the arty fly

Dozing she faced the utmost zeal
under a flowering rose on...

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Catastrophe


Kedarnath-
The protector and the destroyer
still stands erect in his foyer
amidst the stunning mountain scape
where Mandakini flows by His nape
like a running pilgrim’s horde
where Nandi keeps his guard.

Oh! the cloud-burst and the deluge
Swept away the crowd-...

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