WONDROUS CREATIONI am a rainbow of many colours.
WONDROUS CREATIONI am a rainbow of many colours.
A tree of many roots.
Bound deep in the soil of Africa.
I am the rhythm of every drumbeat.
I am the moon and the stars,
The rain and the sun,
grass and the waters.
I am simplistic but never understood.
I am an arrangement of rituals.
Controlled by many cultures.
I am full of spirit.
Full of life.
Like a collection of great traditions,
I am the voice of an African queen.
I demand respect, and a chance to grow!
I am one who has been displaced from home.
My wellbeing is captured,
My joy, happiness and peace hunted.
All of you, stop ...!
Look! There I am!
Oh, how beautiful I look!
I am of great quality and source.
This creature is me,
This is whom I am.
I am a girl,
a beautiful young African blossom
made from the rib of man.
Respect me.
And, I will respect you! -
The author, Promise Ngomane, is one of the winners of the yearly Johannesburg Literary Festival (JoLiFe).
The awards ceremony was held in Johannesburg.
JoLiFe is a youth development and lifelong learning project of Sowetan and the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services.
Ngomane's fellow JoLiFe winners - in the short story and poetry sections - are Themba Tshabalala, Sbusiso Zinhle Nkosi, Charity Mkone, Mpho Mphafi, Martina Boshoff, Confidence Seleme, Bonga Vincent Matu, Charlotte Hillebrand, Olivia Fiorotto, Ramuhulu Phuluso, Rhulani Chauke, Yandisa Keboletse and Winnie Mtimde.
This is the voice of a queen of Africa
WONDROUS CREATIONI am a rainbow of many colours.
WONDROUS CREATIONI am a rainbow of many colours.
A tree of many roots.
Bound deep in the soil of Africa.
I am the rhythm of every drumbeat.
I am the moon and the stars,
The rain and the sun,
grass and the waters.
I am simplistic but never understood.
I am an arrangement of rituals.
Controlled by many cultures.
I am full of spirit.
Full of life.
Like a collection of great traditions,
I am the voice of an African queen.
I demand respect, and a chance to grow!
I am one who has been displaced from home.
My wellbeing is captured,
My joy, happiness and peace hunted.
All of you, stop ...!
Look! There I am!
Oh, how beautiful I look!
I am of great quality and source.
This creature is me,
This is whom I am.
I am a girl,
a beautiful young African blossom
made from the rib of man.
Respect me.
And, I will respect you! -
The author, Promise Ngomane, is one of the winners of the yearly Johannesburg Literary Festival (JoLiFe).
The awards ceremony was held in Johannesburg.
JoLiFe is a youth development and lifelong learning project of Sowetan and the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services.
Ngomane's fellow JoLiFe winners - in the short story and poetry sections - are Themba Tshabalala, Sbusiso Zinhle Nkosi, Charity Mkone, Mpho Mphafi, Martina Boshoff, Confidence Seleme, Bonga Vincent Matu, Charlotte Hillebrand, Olivia Fiorotto, Ramuhulu Phuluso, Rhulani Chauke, Yandisa Keboletse and Winnie Mtimde.