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Africa United
Black stars in the dark that shone so bright,
Pan continental sparks were reignited,
In a flood-lit calabash, man what a sight!
Eleven Ghanaians became Africa United.
For the global Diaspora of Africans whose numbers stretched to billions,
A short but welcome distraction from conflict and debt,
From the highest to the lowest, military to civilians,
The to...
Monday 10th January 2011 10:18 am
A couple of SA influenced pieces, first is a draft
The Pervasive Poison of Apartheid (working title)
In the Rainbow Nation one colonial legacy,
Which we see persisting today unfortunately
Is an attitude from a more northerly latitude of 'I'm alright Jack!'
If neighbours from Mozambique or Zim
Should decide on migration in to find what they are seekin’,
Locals will say “they’re arrivin’ here ridin’, on a croco...
Monday 10th January 2011 10:11 am
Oh ! Ma ville natale
Oh ! Ma ville natale
Au pied d’une montagne
Où se couche le soleil d’Afrique noire,
Ville s’étendant sur la plaine
Recevant le vent du Lac Mwelu,
Vaste étendue d’eau du Sud
D’où la Luvua prend ses eaux,
Traverse le vaste territoire
Et se jette dans le fleuve Congo.
Paysage de contraste beauté fleurie,
S’étendant et ne faisant qu’un avec la Z...
Monday 22nd March 2010 10:44 am
Eye of the Beholder
This is a poem by Siraj Patel Paguthanvi translated into English by Aziz Zumla
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
O My Sweet let us meet
and whisper sweet nothings,
set alight a myriad of stars
and see what magic springs
The blazing Sun and all its rays
with your gaze you set ablaze.
Lower your gaze and the rays
are nothing but ...
Wednesday 17th March 2010 10:33 am
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