South Africa Poems - Poems about South Africa

Lovingly lauded.. they marauded.. rightly applauded Saffa gaffers did thrill Willow wielding wizards of Oz Yielding…lampooned..marooned..jaffas Festooned spill just like Seville . Must remember..the ember burning Yearning of Temba Bavuma Kept his sense of humour Despite being the victim of flimsy whimsy Many a nasty rumour I implore you to ignore the tumour That is Michael Vaughan…dim..grim Pompous pig or obnoxious prig Having a...

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Regression Whispers ancient almond wild stood still stark in dark forest through which moved determination a quick tobacco roll cold beer AK the companion whispers in jungian depths puffed from psyche fumes of struggle, lymph floated across eyeballs camp was porridge, malaria, madness heart opened a tendril a shudder of brilliant focus how far was freedom ? and...

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The Echo Returns Not Sponsor : Unseeking the Seeker [ Poet’s note : SOLOMON MAHLANGU was a South African Freedom fighter & cherished leader in revolutionary army, Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was sentenced to death by hanging, by the Apartheid Government on 2 March 1978 & hung on 6 April 1979. Though he was not actually...

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Q: What digital healthcare card did I receive in the mail? A: It's my United Health care's digital U Card. Q: What are some of the visions that Crystal Love for Jesus see recently? A: After the rapture, armed men are going to loot the homes of the raputured ...

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Event: Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902—Measles epidemic in the concentration camps. In the voice of: Sannie Botha (a survivor). Jan’s cough kept me awake all through the night. The children are all coughing in the night; the fevers gave us all a mighty fright. The red, now itchy, spots on body parts; “Oh! Son Jan, don’t you scratch the itchy parts, as scabs and...

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MEMORIES OF WAR In prison we turmoiled packed up cards to fall whilst they sucked genitals like bonbons a quartz on a table gleamed its knowing War torn ghettos with swollen stomachs stretched wide, auras shattered, splintered blood aflow, fainting in vomit march and tread, tread and march trenches our dread homes at morn or on midnight...

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{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 Provincial Military Official Funeral. Though the reading was filmed & recorded as part of the proceedings, I recently...

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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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We all rejoice to see The wounds of apartheid heal We are so happy to witness Black men flourish in business. It is a delight to see A black man in a white-collar job, Watching a white child chase a black child In play is a pleasant scene. We smile as we see Black people deciding their fate; What a sight it is when black...

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In a land where shadows linger long, A tale unfolds of a people's song. Apartheid's chains, a cruel embrace, Enslaved hearts in a divided space. Kindred souls, with no love for gold, Living lives where stories are told. No ego's sway, no material desire, Yet, history unfolds, a somber fire. Through years of colonization's hand, A web woven tight across the land. Black against black,...

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as the Ugandan Judge at ICJ , Julia Sebutunda voted against South African legal team 's case at ICJ , which portrayed the genocidal actions of Israel troops in Gaza. The entire Africans astonished to be betrayed by one of their daughters  who failed To understand the consequences  of Apartheid in South Africa and Colonisation in entire Africa. Imagine...

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10/24/2023? I had a most unique, unusual dream! I woke, wide-eyed and there they stood! Five meerkats, so darling, not made of cedar wood. Of the notorious, great mongoose family are they. Rodent eaters, and plants, by moonlight and day. Traveling in packs of ten or more, to hunt and to play!...

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{August is Woman’s Month in South Africa. August 9th is Woman’s Day. August 8th is an opening of the Lion’s Portal to Cosmic Strength. This poem is for all the Lion Hearted women who have crossed my path on all timelines across all dimensions ! } I SOUTH AFRICA WOMAN AM I I stand before you on...

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(Today is Tata MANDELA’S birthday. Freedom lovers all over South Africa are celebrating his legacy of Compassionate Love. I wrote this poem on his birthday when he was still alive. I am so grateful that I was humbled to serve in his government whilst he was President of the First National Democratic Government in South...

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AT THE EDGE Red velvet I step into the abyss If I choose I see crystal clear at the edge Ancient cries of turmoil Grips of control, men being boys Boys being men On the other side of the edge White eagles fly to the right or in circles Owls hoot as they please Silver stars beckon endlessly A Prince leans from a window...

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