Tuesday, March 16, 2010

THE OTHER SIDE OF PASSION

The other side of Passion

By O Bolaji

Dynamite in pulchritudinous form
Delectable contours attenuating the masculine will
Statuesque figure, model-like
Her carriage deliciously beguiling
Tantalising, knowledgeably sensuous lips
Eyes reeling one in, ineluctably
Skin alluringly refulgent
And dressed to kill

Dare I confess -
That I trembled at her seductive hearth?
That I dreamed of having her as mine
Impossible. An absurd ludicrous dream!
But the dream came true...
Maggie intoxicatingly became mine
Days and nights of bliss. Unbridled passion
So dreams do come true

Hayibo, now the dream has metamorphosed
Into grisly, Technicolour nightmare
My body is rocked with disease
Purulent outgrowths all over
And panoply of others in its wake
Maggie has given me a "social disease"!
Perhaps even Aids?
Hearken to my pathos and cries

- From the book, Snippets (1998) by O Bolaji

Monday, March 15, 2010

THE HANDS OF A SWEET WOMAN


THE HANDS OF A SWEET WOMAN

(Dedicated to Gloria Marobele)

By Hector Kunene

As blazing as a furnace
As smooth as a new born leaf
As perfect as a porter’s art
As pure as the essence of her presence

She graced us with her smile of honour
She touched us and we turned gold
She walked in a room and it turned master bold

The hands of a sweet woman
We were robbed by a silly car accident
Yet we never forget her touched items
Her fingerprints remain a memory of statue

What artist would not appreciate her posture
Her cleavage and her voice of excellent melody
How we miss her worldly felt presence
Hoping she lies in her congenial peace of eternity

(Inspired by S Botsime)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

LECHESA FOR KENYA


Well known Free State writer, essayist, critic, poet, who is also the Sports Editor of Public Eye newspaper in Free State, Pule Lechesa, will be going to Kenya in the first round of a training course organised by the AFP foundation and FIFA in the programme called Win in Africa, with Africa associated with the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa in June.

The five days training session will take place in Nairobi from March 15 to Friday March 19. The effervescent Lechesa said: "The World Cup is going to be a run away succes as we are ready in all respects. The local and international journalists were taken in a tour 100 days countdown to the beginning of the tournament. They all spoke in unison saying that South Africa is ready."

Check out these links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pule_Lechesa

http://www.freestate-black-literature.co.za/article15.html