Dreams by Thembani Mbadlanyana

[tabby title="Poem"] In Dreams,BeamsOf hopeAppearAnd fearsIntermittentlyDisappear.In dreams,GlimmersOf hopeDisappear.Rain of tearsSimmerAnd a rainbowOf fearsAppears. We curseWe laughWe approveAnd in dreams,We disapprove! SingingLovingMatingHatingMurderingAnd swimmingOn deep seasOf happinessAnd in shallowMuddy placesOf sorrowsAre all granted,A Courtesy ofOur wandering thoughts,And allThanks to our dreams Today...

Sages of these Ages by Thembani Mbadlanyana

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The sagesof these agesfail to sailto the futureAnd in vainthey failto see whatthe future holdsfor usthey have becomeOf frail sixth senseand in essence,so lacklustrein their craftthus;it might seem,we float directionlessin the raftwithout noticingwe are motionlesson thin icefloating...

State Capture by Thembani Mbadlanyana

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Unscrupulous acts and schemesSeem unstoppable in the RepublicWhite lies and rands,It seems;Flagrantly fly aroundAnd with chance granted,They all disappear like a fartIn a Bishop’s ropes-Not to be seen by the naked eyesOf the people. Is the state...

Music by Thembani Mbadlanyana

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] From this music,musings run wild.With otium granted,Music pleasures find.In vast conurbations of our landThis music connectsand landsIn migrants and vagrants’ earsWhose souls are fedand fragrant deeds accedeTo a mendnot of government interventionsBut that of a harmattan of...

Poetry Virgin by Thembani Mbadlanyana

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I soughtTo write poetryUntil I was improperlyReminded by theFirst stanza I wroteThat, I amA Poetry virgin, Un-initiated,Uncultured.UnsophisticatedWith wordsWith no properAbstractionObservationNor expression In earnestI persistedUntilI was gracelessly remindedBy the second stanza I wroteThat, a Poetry virgin,I am.And that...