By Phan Tan Hai
Purple myrtle forests, a wild mountain girl;
you, a wanderer of dust, your poems faint and wind-blown.
A lifetime lost in the city’s maze,
offering morning sunlight and evening rain.
Your poetry—fog of forgotten provinces—
danced wildly in the bright dream-sun.
Your laughter hid the teachings of the Buddha;
you lifted a flower and questioned the moon and stars.
Up and down the mountains
In and out it weaves
The Great Wall of China
A dragon’s philosophy
Thirteen thousand miles
Stretching East to west
The Great Wall of China
Has stood the test
From the Bohai sea
To the Gobi desert
The Great Wall of China
What a manmade effort
It was built by the soldiers
To keep the nomads out
The Great Wall of China
What protection is about
Fifteen Northern provinces
It stretches across
To protect the north of China
From raiding and loss
Largest military structure
Biggest project in the world
The Great Wall of China
Didn’t they do well
Ten thousand watch towers
It incorporates
The Great Wall of China
Protecting its states
This incredible wall
Took two thousand years
The Great Wall of China
Now no more fears
© Copyright KC. Leake
27th October 2025
All Rights Reserved
A single dream is worth
a thousand realities.
J.R R. Tolkien
When the world
closes in and presses all ill
to squeeze what space
you have into a tiny ball -
there are always
places where you can go,
be it a quiet wood
or beside a pebbly stream
or any other refuge
your soul can dream.
Such places are beyond
the machinations
of the State, safe provinces
of the creative mind,
chaos and tariff free -
the real estate
of the Sublime.
No need of UN peacekeepers in DRCongo
As they seemed to fail their mission
after some decades.
Many Congolese accused the UN militaries
to support the rebel troops in many part of Southern , Nothern Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Few days back ,
some civilians marched peacefully,
while claiming the depart of UN peacekeepers
as they were caught many times supplying munissions
to some rebels.
It happened many times for the rebels to hide
in UN military bases when they were ambushed
by the Congolese national defence forces.
The people who marched were shot by four complice militaries who refused to point the commander
who gave them orders to shoot on civilians
who claimed their rights.
It caused a bed tension in the entire country for some days.
The government officials decided for the swift of UN peacekeepers in the entire country to please people
who are tired of them from twenty six years
in that useless UN peace mission.
September 22/2023
Beyond boundaries, beyond humdrum of human race,
Beyond provinces mundane, among mysteries of space,
There is a realm of thriving wonderment, an idyllic place,
A place of peace and goodwill, hosting heavenly grace,
Where pavements glittering gold beautify every street
Surrounding ornate, walled, mega-mansions of elite,
Where people garbed in fabled attire gather and greet
Grooving to exotic melodies, extolling tempo upbeat,
Echoing sounds of mirth celebrating Shangri-La aglow
Reveling on prairies and streams, glinting angelic glow,
On pristine banks of paradise where rivers of elixir flow
Blossoming beauty of Eden, gardens utopian bestow.
There we meet, relishing dreams, musing in our fairy-tale,
Beyond drudgery, beyond worries, beyond mortal pain,
Lauding courtesies of nirvana fantasies mythical unveil
Elated in enchantment of exhilarating, paradisal domain,
Ecstatic of your fervid stance, inviting fervor of romance,
Caressing embrace of love holding me close to your heart
Proffering gestures esoteric in seductive tease of glance
Synchronizing beats-melodic, passions euphoric impart.
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 Kikwerekwere languages from
West , East , South , Central , North Africa
Especially in South African big towns and Some
Rural areas of Free state , Limpompo, Northern cape
Eastern cape , Mpumalanga , and Kwazulu Natal provinces
Written December 19/ 2019
By Alfonso Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris
South Africa is the first
Place in Africa where you can find more Excellent
Roads , rail ways , ports and Airports than some
European, Asian, American, Oceania countries
And more best world wine companies.
During apartheid many black people where living
In locations, treated as foreigners in their Country
No black person occupied the presidency or
Governor offices in Apartheid regime.
Happy day was when Mandela won the Election
And became the first black president ; many black
People felt free to visit different provinces and
Places where they were not allowed to walk in
Individuals or come closer without their white bosses.
Nelson Mandela remains the well respected Hero in
Europe and Africa because he forgave some white
South African criminals & promoted "Rainbow Nation"
So that majority of black people could easy their
chronic pains and becoming happy.
March 18/2023
Written for poetry contest sponsored by Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Chocolate hills now blanketed by snow*
Hinder crystals from their cascading flow
As water falls freeze for a vibrant glow
With wondrous icy displays of great show.
Winter’s beauty is magnificent sight
Since nature displays grandeur of pure white
Elegantly covering greens, once bright
Since heaven showers blessings of delight.
Midst attacking coldness** that does assail
Sparks of fireplace still serenely prevail
Though chills cleave despite thick sweater and veil
Fellowship’s love, grace and warmth never fail.
*Job 37:6 For he (God) saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth…
**I live in the Tropics where there is no Winter Season. However, my family resides in one of the coldest provinces of our country, and we wear thick jackets to combat coldness from December to February.
January 18, 2023
4th place, "12 Lines of Rhyme - Winter Nature Themed" Poetry Writing Contest; Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 1/24/2023
Huddled together
Around fire place we draw nigh
To combat coldness attacks...
Singing joyous hymns
Grateful to God* for love’s warmth
Exempting us from Winter**.
*1Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
*We live in the Tropics, yet our family resides in the one of the coldest provinces in the country.
January 14, 2022
2nd place, "Winter Sedoka" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Charles Messina; judged on 1/25/2023.
I-ndigenous inhabitants/people
G-enuinely
O-ccupying the mountainous
R-ealm that was
O-fficially
T-ransformed into sublime scenery.
M-y
E-xclusive/evolutionary pedigree
For my IP roots from the mountain city and provinces of the north, also known as Cordillera, that has been practicing unique cultures and traditions for years, blended with the cultures of some European and North American countries, especially the love of country music.
September 24, 2022, 8:29 AM
13.3771° N, 121.1646° E
I-ndigenous inhabitants/people
G-enuinely
O-ccupying the mountainous
R-ealm that was
O-fficially
T-ransformed into
S-ublime scenery.
For my IP roots from the mountain city and provinces of the north, also known as Cordillera, that has been practicing unique cultures and traditions for years, blended with the cultures of some European and North American countries, especially the love of country music.
September 24, 2022, 8:05 AM
Valsa wrote a pithy prayer poem
That recalled my old Hindu man
As Jesus is a jealous Lord, groom
See John's Revelation. Yet each human
Must know how others see stars, moon ...
And I, new man through Holy Spirit say -
The sun is King, but God's deputy
In one of numerous provinces
That populate a universe, no longer lonely
ELOHIM, Creator-God, filled the sky with debris --
Let's make it "atmosphere" -- that can reflect
Light in so many spectra. Ours the visible
Spectrum ... But gamma, Xray, ultraviolet, radio ...
Remain to be seen, if we invented new eyes
- or a special pair of glasses for humans, earth guys!
Out of the provinces, lies my line...
Toiling the toxic night,
Nightmarish lackey of the routine...
I, child of the leaves...
Left the soil,
My Memsahib detached...
My soul beats the sidewalk,
A drain to a city's sidewall...
Am a volatile turbine,
Urging my soul to rest in the shed,
Away from the jostled shadows...
Losing time,
I lose the fragrance of the sunshine.
Sumatran Orangutans are listed as, critically endangered
They are found in, in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh
with only nine populations, that number about two hundred and fifty
but because of human populations, their numbers are not pretty
Orangutans live their lives, exclusively living among the trees
and females hardly go to ground, with males are seen there rarely
Orangutans like to hangout and eat, in the breeze of the fruit trees
with adult females cradling young, and adult males being solitary
Orangutans play a vital role, for the health of their natural forests
as they eat and dispose seeds, when they have to go to the dunny
If Orangutans become extinct, the natural forests will not look sunny
as we would lose many tree species, because of, the greed of money
Wise man,
A wise man surely you are, well maybe.
Wise man, you are so funny and comical even though you have no big red noise or floppy hat.
Wise man you are blind knowing all supposedly but knowing almost nothing indeed.
Wise man, wise man oh how can this be since you have had all the world's great learning?
You've been to Rome and Sicily all nine of its great provinces.
Wise man, how can it be you are still not much wiser than me?
Wise man, come and learn the stories of old, the stories passed down by the elders for you and me.
The elders have much to tell if you dare to listen you can have the great knowledge you seek.
Wise man, how can it be that you are no wiser than me?
Wise man, I will listen to the things the elders say.
Learning and listening to them I will become a wise woman someday.
Wise man, please take my hand and we will go and learn what only the Godly wise men have known and learn great wisdom.
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