Day 19 and for the first time since the lockdown, I was forced to leave my house. It was not under the best of circumstances. I had to drive myself to the doctor as my[…]
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Tag: Nature
Rain
I hear them Dance Like a toddler on tip toe Gentle Then rapid And now erratic… I smell The freshness of the flowers Their thirst satiated They breathe new life In and Out… I see[…]
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Poem to Myself
Are you busy? Aren’t you always?! Too busy to breathe, I hear you say. Please pause there. What about the moments That take your breath away? Do you savour those? Like the feeling of the[…]
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Phezulu: A Paradise
Legend has it that Phezulu Safari Park in Botha’s Hill, overlooking the Valley of a 1000 Hills, was popular for school excursions. My mother seems to recall that I too went on excursion there. And[…]
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The scent
I sniffed it in, And then I sniffed it in again. I had missed it. I had forgotten how it made me feel… The unmistakable scent Of the fresh grass after the rain. Refreshing, Re-invigorating,[…]
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Getting in on the sardine frenzy!
I’m no sardine-lover, but this morning, the silvery fish were literally swimming and jumping through my mind. The beautiful drizzle and blanket of grey in the sky as I drove my son to school took[…]
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For Sudan
Many things have happened on our watch. Things that we may not have been directly involved in, but we do need to take collective responsibility for as the human race. We can raise our voices[…]
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Going straw-less
Sipping on a fancy drink, with a colourful plastic straw, while sitting at a beach-side restaurant looks very appealing. It’s an image that’s sure to attract the love button on social media. But, that straw[…]
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Untitled
I think it’s time I try, It’s where this love affair began, after all. But what if I have forgotten? What if it doesn’t flow? I know there’s no formula, It doesn’t have to rhyme,[…]
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Dirty Days
I had a dirty weekend. I didn’t have a bath until I needed to. Correction, not bath, shower. A bath is a luxury I have long ago forgotten about. Yes, the drought calls for desperate[…]
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