THE PEOPLE HERE by Mbongeni Khumalo

[tabby title="Poem"] The people here are indifferentEach a faceless mask walking pastWith neither zest nor lust for lifeA crowded cityInhabited by total strangersNo one knows anyone hereI'm completely lostEach passing soul a shuffling ghostNobody knows anybodyAll trapped in a prisonOf...

I See You, Darling by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poem"] "Omnia vincit amor."                             -Virgil. I see vast seas asleep    in your eyes;And your mere    smiles pour joy      into my heart,I see in you a blessed    beauty unknown      up till now!     I in my heart see you    as the promise of      a new day,And see you...

Hand-fasting the Woodland by Patricia Furstenberg

[tabby title="Poem"] In the forest, 'neath the trees so tall,Where leaves and needles softly fall,Acorns scatter 'cross the bed belowAs shadows dance in light's warm glow. Whispers rustle in evening breeze,Darkness falls beneath the treesLike spires, still reeds in orange...

Clockwork by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] Piercing hope,Bleeding hearts,Sagging rope,Troubled mind. Shrivelled roses,Bare meadowCluttered lane,Wearisome journey. Fleeting daylight,Tunnelling midnight,Feeble bridges,Recalcitrant doors. Unable hands,Restrained fatherly role,Ambivalent tomorrows,Tumultuous relationships. Misconstruing minds,Weeping hearts,Overcast days,Unrelenting pursuit. [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Thompson Emate is a graduate of the University of...

COURAGE CALLS by Mbongeni Khumalo

[tabby title="Poem"] "Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied" - Millicent Fawcett To have the courage of your convictionsIs to live without any reservationsAs the saying goesLower your voice and sharpenYour argumentNothing mealie-mouthed or saidTongue in...