Literary Section
J. Swan (Vumba), T. Parirenyatwa (Matopos), D. Sheehan (Nyanga), T. Matthews (Nyanga), T. Cochrane (Nyanga).
Extracts from NIAA Submission Winners Song of Solitude (National Prize Winner) Rory Tsapayi
Lonelier than a desert flower Slowly I watch the waning hour Seconds feel like minutes to me Alone in this jail cell, solitary. I have four friends here, that is all I don’t give them names, for they are walls There are two colours here – orange and grey My jumpsuit and surrounds, unrelenting in their way. Few sounds are heard here – my feet, my breath As time goes past – towards my death But they don’t know their fallacy Yes, a man killed, but not by me.
What is our life? Mutsa Mungoshi
Like a Phoenix, From its demise.
War and Peace Francis Zvinavashe
Must there be war to have peace? As many men rest in pieces Silence is peace but peace isn’t silence Shall we ever be at peace when our family Is silent?
An Endless Road Harrison Moon
Pitch black at night, The moon rose high, Its’ glowing white light, Lit up the sky.
A Ghostly Encounter
Dead darkness Floating in the in between Timeless nothingness Blinding light – Enter: life.
Rukudzo Nyakanda
War and Peace
The House of Cobwebs
The unconscious eyes, Not faded or clear, Only struck by The sword of fear. From the ashes we will rise
The old dusty interior was soon brought alive by cobweb after cobweb. Sunlight trickled through cracks in the ceiling and walls hitting the webs, leaving a bright multitude of colours shining […] Their webs were all weaved in intricate patterns and designs, not one the same as another.
Muhammed Valera
St John’s Magazine 2013
S. Mushauri (Matopos), B. Masekesa (Matopos), T. Kasukuwere (Matopos), D. Wijers (Chimanimani), T. Kirby (Nyanga), T. Smith (Nyanga).
Front row: R. Hutchings (Matopos), R. Clarke (Vumba), G. Rorke (Chimanimani), R. Wilson (Nyanga), H. Joscelyne (Matopos), C. Sinclair, (Chimanimani),
D. Ndengu (Nyanga), R. Gona (Vumba), T. Mutizwa (Nyanga), C. Chilowa (Vumba), A. Mlambo (Vumba).
Middle row: B. Bunting-Galloway (Nyanga), D. Smith (Vumba), S. Du Preez (Chimanimani), M. Ribeiro (Vumba), B. du Preez (Chimanimani), B. Vickery (Matopos), N. Naik (Chimanimani),
Literary section Back row: S. Coles (Chimanimani), P. Nyirenda (Vumba), S. Raja (Vumba), P. Blehiri (Matopos), R. Calton (Chimanimani), B. Moyo (Nyanga), D. de Jong (Chimanimani),
St John’s Magazine 2013
Academic & House Review
Academic & House Review
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House Prefects 2013
With a thud of her shoe she stepped in. Tall, pale and young. Her eyes green and her hair short […] Her voice so soothing but her character intimidating. She stormed across the lobby and shrieked with laughter, a graceful laughter.
Alosha Chikanda
David de Jong
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