On This Day Many Moons Ago Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

You have come a long way dad to be here
You have seen the bright of the sun and the dull of the moon
The white woman thought you as being rude for not calling her ‘nkosikazi'
For you believed that the title was only reserved for the African queen
And you were prepared to even lose your job of which you did

Now that I am a man, I appreciate the more what a strong man you have been
When mum passed away, I saw how devasted you were
But thirty years on the Lord has preserved you
I love you dad, today is your day enjoy it
Happy birthday Mr. Elias Mafunga



Phillip Nine Mafunga
26 September 2019