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I stood by the side of the road in the burning sun waiting for a bus to come my way. I incessantly kept looking at my watch, despairing within my head about how much longer my weary legs and [...]

March 15, 2015 “Father, please don’t go! We hardly spend any time together, and now you’re leaving again!” I sobbed, clinging to his legs as if my entire existence depended on it. He struggled to [...]

She was laid to rest right before the new year. For us, it was a Restless December “Chosen”, the bishop said; To go and dine with her maker. A Christmas to remember! Months earlier, she told us [...]

On December 26, 2023, at 6 PM CAT, poets from across the African continent clashed in the Boxing Day Spoken Word contest organised by Writers Space Africa (WSA) and hosted by Anthony ‘PenBoss’ [...]

My mother’s home today claims a note to sing a solo and then she acts like she’s okay when her voice falters through crescendo. She wiped her tears and the conductor instructs the pianist to [...]

Rest is blank notes on a tired canvas| Fugues| A trance oscillating between numbness and withering | Brief moments of respite from the yawning emptiness of my existence | A quiet sobering of my [...]

Oodles of pleasurable pastimes Delicate typography Artscapes that delight Poetry to serenade Long walks that rejuvenate Sitting beside the ducks Dreaming of clover-bedecked days Sunshine [...]

The call of the Muezzin pulls his spirit back to tether, and his form sets a-sail to bathe the world in its ether as the crowing roosters gather in their dirge to the night, on libated altars [...]

In the embrace of silence, a calm repose, Lies the essence of rest, where true solace flows. Where weary souls find respite from the chaos of the day, In stillness they find comfort, where [...]

Living in the stormwater pipes deep underground the pavements of Sandton, you let your blankets go not to drown in the downpours. For most of 30 years you were always in the garden harvesting [...]