Body is frail, he’s losing sight and hearing, Yet the mind is sharp, teeming with wisdom! We sat around, in the warmth of a log fire, Snacking on roasted corn and peanuts, Sharing a good cup of Tanganda tea! Way into the depth of the darkest night, ‘Til it waved goodbye to the crescent moon….
Month: October 2025
Life of Wonder (Early Years)
No more, I quit playing around with kids! Beyond adolescence, now I’ve adult duties, At twenty, I’m already a seasoned warrior. Awhile, been watching the girl next door, With a longing eye, she’s invading beauty, That permeates my chest, twists my interior, With fear and thrill, whether she’s far or nigh. Even at night, I…
Life of Wonder (Midlife Crisis)
Duty bound at threescore, reppin’ it, The whole tribe, instantly I’m a superstar, Arms stretched for the hem of my garment! Eloquent voice, my word is now gospel, Them lips part, only to speak with purpose. A silver fox, hair uniquely on sides and back, The bald top bold with boundless wisdom! All children have…
Life of Wonder (twilight zone)
Carte blanche, the life I’ve been given, On this day, kindred honor my centenary, A life well-lived with worthy intentions, I sowed and reaped luscious fruits! Yet the captious mind is never at ease, Melancholia, the prevailing ambience. Methinks another day nearer the end, So, I wonder of opportunities missed, Wasted talent and ambitions unrealised….
We Came A Long Way (updated)
Like yesterday, I woke up at an ungodly hour. Tried a spit bath, but not on my mother’s watch! I was stripped naked and scrubbed head to toe. Not that it made much difference in reality, For I still had to walk 10 kilometres to school! I shoved in a few mouthfuls of leftovers, Which…
Let the battle begins (gudo hariramwirwi munda)
Is it coincidence the windswept gorge ayonder is majestic, Total happenstance that I am here, at this particular juncture? Sitting on a strong Mopane trunk, uprooted by gentle breeze. Husbands with hands worked thin, save for bulging veins, Wives with pendulous breasts and wailing babies on their back, Returning from work at dusk, when the…
Tangled and Twisted Love
The table! It was set for two, only! The ceremony was just filling in time, As kindred roistered after the union, That pair, was putting on an appearance. Started with the blue spark of a match, Lighting the central 7-bough candelabra, Outlining the silhouette of her beauty, A romantic charm, freeing up the passion….
Old Man (Sequel) – 2
You’d think after such a backbreaking day, Eventful, within which all seasons compressed, Sunny, cloudy, rainy, breezy, then sunny again, The weary old man would sleep like a log! Alas, no respite for the delicate body, All night long, he twisted and he turned, Half-awake, with intermittent wild dreams, Between disobedient bathroom trips! With the…
On the Road Again
So-ooo many hours of my life lost, wasted, On this endless motorway called the M6, Outbound, Northwards on Sunday evening, Flying on all occasions, chasing the Satnav, My nemesis, the ever-congested Junction 31. Each week, verifying the need to travel, Why does it always need to be a drive? An arduous journey, invariably unavoidable. Assessed…