Mandela, Forgive Us
...Mandela, forgive us—
When Robben Island set you free after twenty-seven winters,
You stepped into sunlight and showed us the way.
You taught us peace when the world expected vengeance,
You offere...
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Categories:
robben, anger, corruption, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
DESERT DATE PIP
... Sponsor : Tom Woody
Contest : Black Hole Love
Submitted: 16/7/25
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“Love embodies in millions of forms and frequencies, not all known. Its int...
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Categories:
robben, allegory, allusion, change, character,
Form: Ballad
CECYL, SON OF OUR SOIL : CONSUMMATE REVOLUTIONARY
...{Poet’s Note : I wrote this poem for the passing of my very dear friend & comrade, Cecyl Esau, Umkhonto we Sizwe Commander in 2021, as a contribution to his memorial service. Cecyl was given a full P...
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Categories:
robben, africa, allegory, character, death
Form: Dramatic Verse
Adieu Papa Madabe
...A patriarch, legend, family man,
A moral compass,
An arc of proprietary leadership
With octopus creeping advancements
Inducing pomiferous effects
Africa’s epitome of
Struggle against racial opp...
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Categories:
robben, appreciation, eulogy, inspirational, leadership,
Form: Elegy
On the Road Again
...I. April 6, 2022
Cows, fowl on road
Not by will, with pigs - business -
Of life and death
II April 6, 1652
From Holland, van Riebeeck
Europe's willing men, to Good Hope
Good, bad, near Rob...
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Categories:
robben, africa, animal, business, eulogy,
Form: Senryu
Husband Feebly Tried To Smite Figuratively
...Preface preceding promiscuous philandering peccadillos
undermining energy and time not spent with missus
and mother of our precious progeny,
whereby, yours truly sought, (somewhat assertively, mod...
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Categories:
robben, betrayal, conflict, depression, desire,
Form: Rhyme
They Made Me Fall In Love With Chelsea
...THEY MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH CHELSEA
Color blue...
Dan Petrescu...
Capi Dennis Wise,
UEFA the biggest price,
Celestine Babayaro,
Still remember him like tomorrow.
Zola definitely lure me
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Categories:
robben, 1st grade, england, football,
Form: Rhyme
Stop Waiting For Another Mandela
...The whole truth has be illuminated by history
Without learning from the past there’s no victory
We don’t need another 27 years on Robben Island
We don’t need fingerprints of foreign hands
Enough ...
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Categories:
robben, africa, confidence, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Farewell
...Farewell
Mist of robben island
When i meet my wife
And our child i'll start living and stop dying...
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Categories:
robben, africa,
Form: Tanka
Manelo Bridge
...A raging bull
Trapped in a cell
Counting the years
To the end of his fears
Robben Island
Dealt us a thieving hand
That stole our Tata
And left us in tatters
But between mountains
Grew t...
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Categories:
robben, history, patriotic, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Where Am I From
...I am from the beach near high hills of Muizenberg
I am from Vilakazi Street, walking with the mighty
I breathe from the breeze coming from Robben Island
My fathers dreamt peace; here I am, speaki...
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Categories:
robben, adventure, africa, grandparents, hello,
Form: Bio
Fare Thee Well, Madiba Page 1
...Goodbye, Grand Warrior of Mveso
Of Qunu, of Transkei, of Soweto
Grand Warrior of Rivonia and Robben Island
Goodbye, Grand Warrior of Azania, of Africa
Fare thee well, beloved icon of the World
Fare t...
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Categories:
robben, tribute,
Form: Free verse