My favorite song from 1989, playing on the radio as I type 🙂
I woke up late and have to rush
There is no time to waste
Please! Let me write before I go
I need to write a poem
For words are in my head
From when I wake to when I sleep
I never get a break
Does this happen to anyone else?
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Imitation/Flattery.”
To write in the style of another writer
Would be an impossible thing to do
For writing is as a signature
However hard you try and imitate
It will always be in the style
Of the one and only you
#thiswaswritteninthestyleofme
Take my hand and love me forever
Hold me close and never let me go
Cherish me and I will be yours
Until the sun sets and rises no more
Tears escape from my eyes
Leaving trails of salt
Etched on my face
As thoughts of you
Fill my mind and leave
Me wanting more of you
Not the best shots, but taken inadvertently last week at the local school down the road from our home. It is the only school in the area that has it’s own farm, teaching the students about agriculture.
My mother was a CapeTown-ian and I still have close family residing in Cape Town, which is currently being ravaged by mountain fires.
From: The people of Rolbos
To: The people of Cape Town
Sbject:
Message: We, the scattered people who live in faraway places; united by the concept that Life is good, that kindness should dictate our interaction with others, and that compassion is the only way to overcome differences; hereby wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to all Capetonians – especially those who suffered directly as a result of the fire that is still raging.
It is our prayer that you will be sustained by the love of people who care (from all over the world) in this terrible time. Be assured that you are in our thoughts and that we hope that you will emerge from this ordeal stronger and more beautiful than ever.
From: The patrons in Boggel’s Place.
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PS: please share this thought amongst your friends. Sometimes just being there for somebody is worth more than material…
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This movie was worth it, if only for Richard Gere 🙂
We get a chance to revisit India as ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ captures the essence of its chaotic culture and bewitching colours. You can almost feel the heat and take in of the heady fragrance of exotic spices.
This charming film, with its beloved all-star cast, is a celebration that people of all ages can enjoy, and a chance to think about making the most of the opportunities in our lives.
Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has been filled with long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) and Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) have a dream of expansion and things take an unexpected direction. This gives us a chance for a return trip to the enclave of British pensioners in Rajasthan.
Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) venture into the Jaipur workforce, wondering where their regular breakfast dates will lead. Meanwhile, Norman and Carol (Ronald…
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I’ve been to Maponya Mall 🙂 (my claim to fame!)
Portrait – Richard Maponya, Mall Tycoon
Known as the man who build the first shopping mall in Soweto, 86-year-old Richard Maponya is an iconic entrepreneur in South African history. Maponya Mall is his holy grail. It took Maponya $62.8 million, 28 years and a string of lawsuits to carve out the first shopping mall in the bustling Soweto.
Photography – Jay Caboz
Location – Richard Maponya‘s house Hydepark, South Africa
Publication – see the articles here Forbes Africa Magazine Feb Issue
Poems and Petals 