Activities of Paida Mudzamba

Dear Poetess Paida
A short note from Sylvia

Why only three poems created?
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She is here, she is here!
Never fear!
On her Knight's steed
Poetess Paida Mudzamba speeds
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A beautiful mosaic is made from different pieces of broken glass. Such are beautiful minds from different walks of life, some broken yet beautiful.

Having nothing to offer the Muse,
no sacrifice or rose red as blood,
no golden apple or flaming torch.
the room was quiet, as if full of thought.
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A Zambian proverb

A child who doesn't travel thinks his mother is the best cook
A Zambian proverb
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'Captive Queen' is a multi-part poetic story written in iambic pentameter. It chronicles the story of Queen Ilyana, usurped from power and held prisoner, a prisoner of both love and fate. The poem is comprised of letters written to her by her hopeful lover and dutiful Knight, Periden, who attempts to free his Queen and restore her Kingdom to its former glory. The below parts of this poem have been previously published, it is posted here in its entirety.

(1) Evil Appears Beneath Thy Stolen Crown
(2) A Sweet Formed Melody
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