Walani Ndhlovu Poems

What's wrong with nature
Cracking my house through earthquake
Trees practicing their weathering there
Yet washing away my dishes
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When the rains come
The land smiles
The farmer’s feet clicks towards the farm
And the hole breaks the bricks and clicks for miles
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Down I lie
Sleeping all day
Still asleep for years
Surrounded by tears
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A cat and a fog never interact
But this time they will
A friendship shall start
And together we shall have a meal
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Who goes against me?
Nobody!
But the very single seconds
That spare my life no more
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Take my shoes but leave their trucks
For I being old don't fit in them
But the resilient traces have stories to tell
And on me shall they eternally dwell
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They run 'em nights burning flames
Around the evening fire that long owned fame
With the trepidation of light escaping shadows
Shooting sparks the horizon adores
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The first steps persuade me to keep on climbing
For my limited sight can't zoom ahead
And my relaxing feet enjoy the journey yet keeps hiking
But becomes horrible when the sun goes to bed
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Stand still
With your hand climb the hill
If you use a spoon
You won't finish soon
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I looked in his shinning eye
And saw a bright future
He seemed to be blinded
As he watched his father die
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