Matete Motsoaledi Poems

(appears in Bantu Letters)

Ke iphapantšha le thlago
Eke ga ke bone letago la gago
...

A poet tried to be smart with his art
To satisfy his addiction to diction
But lost meaning to rhyme-scheming
He churned out empty lines
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The wind whirls
And stirs the dust
Leaving the grass with nothing to anchor
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It’s been three years
And no progress on my request
To home affairs.
As a consequence
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(appears in Bantu Letters)

Ba mo swere ba mo tlogela
O tla re o gatilwe ke setimela
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