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Tag Archives: South Africa
The Whispering Leaf – Afzal Moolla
Infinite tendrils, weave exquisite patterns, forming an immaculate, delicate sheaf, while morning’s dew whispers, tales of forgotten woes, left scribbled on every leaf. Murmurs float gently, across solitary trees, to distant forests deep and dense, teasing the waving grasses, while coquettishly inflaming every sense. Listen! For the murmurs whisper to us all, listen carefully, as … Continue reading »
Star by Joop Bersee
Yes well we are distant now, the past like a darkening wall between us, an illness. I touch the bricks with my fingers, break my nails as I try to scratch the cement, grey, bitter, can’t focus any longer. Her images are coming out of my chest, projected on the wall like good old slides, … Continue reading »
Market Day by Philip Vermaas
My father is not a market person, not a wanderer amongst the trinkets unless he’s committed to the whim of others and, in good humour, is going along and taking that measure of alleviation which you do when doing things others enjoy. My father is not a market person, he’s a scheduler and surgical shopper … Continue reading »