SaThe il o rs Review18 SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE no. 62 “If I read it! Then everyone will read it”
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name is Phakemenkosi Princess Moyo Mangena. Phakemenkosi means The Most High God. I will be turning 16 in October 2022. At present, I am doing my first Ordinary level year at Pumula high school and my primary schooling was attended at Godlwayo, in Bulawayo. I started writing last year in September. Amazingly, by God's grace, I am already a published author.
Amazingly a published author at 15 &confidentEloquently asperfectingshegoes
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I bear testimony to the fact that age is just a digit counted. One can achieve a lot in life, regardless of how old they are. Never underestimate oneself. I am a short story writer. At first, I did not know what to do with my stories. Regardless I started penning my book knowing that it would, one way or another, eventually get published. I guess it is the way it is, there is no specific formula to entering into any trade. My stories tell mostly about murder, crime, mysteries and domestic violence.
A Tragic Life is my recently published book and also my first. It is about the life of a woman who has been married thrice and each time it ends in tears. I creatively called her Penelope, a name which implies faithfulness, fairness and respect. First, she unknowingly married the man who had assaulted her. Second, she married the man who was an accomplice in her daughter's murder. Third and last, she left her third husband for a man who later killed her third husband. Lost in the matrix of things, Penelope kills someone and spends the rest of her life imprisoned.
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Right after the book compilation, the major challenge I came across was of gaining access to a local publisher. The publishers I approached were very expensive, there fore I decided to look outside of Zimbabwe. My book finally got published in August 2022 by Noel Lorenz House of fiction in India with the help of a Kenyan-based publisher.
In writing the story, I did not get help from my English teacher or anyone. I chose to be brave and wrote my first short novel in the English language. Ndebele is the only vernacular language I fully under stand, however, I am not good at writing it. Even though I did not get assistance from anyone and finished writing my book, fluidity in the English language when introducing my stories remains an area where I need help. Nonetheless, my involvement with the Hundred Sailors is improving my vocabulary and skill in addition to learning other indigenous languages. I joined the second-tier Sailors Club in March 2022, per the Captain's recommendation. Later I moved up a notch and joined the Hundred Sailors main group.
At the moment I am working on a new book entitled Fear Thy Neighbour and hopefully, by December 2022, I would have nailed it. My family is a source of inspiration and strength. My blood sisters, Privilege and Phathisa (Miss P) Mangena have been inspirational and influential. The earlier is a poet whereas the latter is a published author in her own right, she writes biblical books. Worth additional mention is my parents, they provided a lot for me to finish writing and publish my book.
To other artists, I say never give up no matter what and anyone or anything can be the inspiration that you need. I earmark to publish more books and excel at award-winning. I hope to inspire more young people to follow their dreams.
Please note that I sell soft copies of the book titled, The Tragic Life by Phakemen kosi Princess Moyo Mangena on Meta, and WhatsApp, +263779731426. 18.09.2022
PHAKEMENKOSI MANGENA
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
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The Tragic Life is loaded with gruesome murder (homicide), solving of the murders, domestic violence, corruption, lies, deceit, repentance (or lack thereof), justice and injustice. Though fictional, my storyline mostly dwells on issues likely found in real life. I got inspired to write the novel after watching movies like The Assault and Behind Closed Doors. The book is available online.
ELOQUENTLY CONFIDENT AND PERFECTING AS SHE GOES
THE SAILORS TRUST THE SAILORS REVIEW THE SAILORS REVIEW is published forthnightly by Publisher T.P Chikepe (Private) Limited (12431/2020), in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. No article in this publica tion should be used without a clear permission from the publisher. Failure to invite our consent will attractaction.legal The Sailors Review 2022(c) For more information about this publication, please contact us via mobile seremumu@gmail.com:(+263)772488777)(+1)9199374319 Takudzwa seremumu@gmail.comChikepe FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR Brian Tawanda tawandamanyati@gmail.comManyati FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Martin chivakum@gmail.comChivaku MARKETING AND DIGITAL STRATEGY DIRECTOR Sithembeni Tanya madziwathembie@gmail.comMadziwa BOARD SECRETARY AND CONTENT PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Tatenda sibucohub@gmail.comMurangi EDITORIAL AND DESIGING DIRECTOR Publisher T.P seremumu@gmail.comChikepe PUBLISHER Learnmore Chikuwe mcmassivestudios@fnbconnect.co.za GROUP DESIGNER Violin Chipamaunga chipviolin18@gmail.com PROOF READER Tallence tallencesanyangowe@gmail.comSanyangowe GROUP PUBLICIST Tirivanhu Gono tirinelson.ten@gmail.com CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER 4 VACHIKEPE AND THE 100 SAILORS: 18.09.2022
Redefine the meaning of Art and its power Being resilient and sustainable
Humility and thoughtfulness
Embrace deep artistic research
Invite different trade experts for workshops
Be a visionary and nurture more visionaries
OBJECTIVESVALUES
Promote group competitions and awards among artists
Encourage quality art production and funding superlative projects
GOALS
Build a culture of humility and respect To inspire the whole world to be an inspiration
Every artist matters
To publish the power of Poetry and promote other forms of art by creating a sustainable worksta tion for artists, to fully connect with each other and the world at large
Schedule regular online training seminars
Creative outreach programs for schools and the communities at large
Discover and incorporate outstanding artists Make use of social media and all media institutions
Grooming world class artists through appreciating poetry and other forms of ArtMISSIONVISION
Enhance quality products and services Increase brand awareness
TeamworkCommitmentPassionattitude
Transparency and professionalism
Respect, honesty and trust
A lifetime of creating, publishing and sharing art Gifts oriented approach
Organize International tours and invite artists in resonance
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NAVIGATING UNCHARTED WATERS
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THE NARRATIVE MIKE MAGGIO "WOMAN OF VALOR" MHIZHA SAWALA PROGRESS MUWADZURI
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WORDS IN VERSE I: TEETH
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WORDS IN VERSE III: MAKOMBORERO NHAU BY SIGHT:
Phakemenkosi Mangena, Martin Chivaku, Towandah Ryan, Brendon Chipandara, Angela Rugara, Tallence Sanyangowe, Shogo Agogo, Mbira Dzenharira, MJayNorton, VaChikepe: The Poet, Pradzo Mix, Thato Rannana (Lesotho), Nobuhle Mase ko (South Africa), Kennedy Ochieng (Kenya), Geoffrey Himes (USA), Karren LaLonde Alenier (USA), JC Wayne (USA), Anne Harding Woodworth (USA), Dianne Bretz (USA), Amber Rose Crowtree (USA), Diane Wilbon Parks (USA), Freddy Macha (Tanzania/UK), J R Turek (USA), Benny Masikati, Zolisa Gu mede, Amanda Mikayla Alfaneti, Frank Nyamundero, Patience Ruvumeus, Pastor Mbongeni, Progress Muwadzuri, DrThem bieTanya, Rutendo Sawala, Larry Robin (USA), Makomborero Nhau, Tiry Nelson, Mike Maggio (USA), Catherine Ngazimbi, Ngonidzashe Mhizha LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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The horizons shook hands with the earth. And the shout trampled on its feet. Blood on the chin, the teeth, the ripped shirts, and on our nostrils -- it was a new type of fear.
It was named a pandemic! It was a crisis, as we witnessed our heroes fall victim. Perhaps one victim, was way too many to relax.
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We thought we had o-o-o-options. Our hearts told otherwise, "boom! boom! boom! boo! bo! b..." was how our feel ings exploded into thin air and into the horizon of our minds.
We heard the chewing! We heard the screaming! They pointed at us!
So, my blindness was the sharpest. I mean, I saw everything! I saw the body, the shadow, the deja vu and I saw nothing!
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We saw the teeth! They pointed at us!
The silence was the loudest. It wasn't the famous, "shh!" But this time, it had a rhythm to it. More like a, "shh! shhhh! shhhhh! sh...!" until it faded into the horizon.
We was reminded of the neon sign glimmering on the sea. Perhaps, we all didn't know what a neon sign was, but still we knew Michael Jackson's ghost was dancing.
It was a night story! Less a lullaby but It was a night Story, to Sleep!StealOur
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We saw the teeth! They pointed at us!
The silence was on mute. This time the clock took to the podium and sang; "ti! ti! tick tock! ti! ti! tick tock! to! to!" and when the wolf summoned others, we all tucked ourselves into the darkest sheets.
We saw the grin! We saw them gritting! They pointed at us!
WORDS IN VERSE I
MartinBy
+263775377656+263718777471vaku-7b0701b4chivakum@gmail.com@DA_ScriptaChivakuhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-chi-https://twitter.com/DA_Scripta?t=_SKGadkUSb3tqpbhxvhsEg&s=09 9
which literally had open wide and crashing jaws of its own.
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My dry bone lay mummified or beatified or not so Inside -hugeframes breathless, fizzled out and made frail due to a Longparalysisforgotten, cheated and cheapened into extinction by an unforgiving Deathdeath
Let them gold coat me in deserved accolade Even entreat me with chocolate Whilst they can, alive and wide awake Because,Insidedugouts_,
WORDS IN VERSE I
whitemilkytruly,Yours
Whatever it swallowed alive got sent through the termite But,mill I and I Survived the longest amongst skeletal residue, I made possible a future in the past
No matter the jaws of death were a cause absolutely _Whatdefeatistwith the whole lifetimes ruthlessly gobbled down? Sent awol, and for good, Into the 'drag' net of a whale's mouth, at sea Enroute to a belly -- open cast mine like
Still, unceremoniously hard done, shut in this way I jolly good befriended the Olduvai gorge archeologist first, the deoxyribonucleic acids test lab second, Whenever, the worst with identity came to the worst
An excavated precious find, magical_ like I'm a fairy My last resort chipping in explained numerous mind boggling Zinjanthropuspuzzlesfor instance, History lived to see another day _by the enamel of his gigantic molars. Well maybe, 'fangs.'
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Me it's who outlived the overshadowing jaws of But,deathas for the foretold gnashing and quaking once upon a time, That, I am convinced I shan't escape.
TowandahBy +263772815211tawandamanyati@gmail.comRyan
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My dry bone outlived enmity jaws of death
Top secret acids, nor ingredient inside ' coke ' That by Fellowshippedproduct_,like its holy grail Couldn't loosely decimate a wide array of me
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Just like fossil fuels that gifted coal to humanity Sev'ral million years Buried and suppressed, Eroded and corroded, As long forgone matter stripped inside-out right underneath.
All manner of weathering, still I overcame. Similarly, sev'ral decades prior, When excesses over and above smoking, Had attempted crack piercing me
Upon sipping all that caffeine quick and easy As if a high calorie drink.
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WORDS IN VERSE I MAZINO
BrendonNa Chipandara aka Goofy Chipz +263785656569+263712969775brendonchipandara@gmail.com
TeereraUsarumwe ne chekuchera Vairarako kwa Marwei takasopfiga nebwe Zviro chakapedza mbudzi chakavadya Meno ako tsiura ndeekuruma nyemba haangaitsengi ikapera nyika. Iyo nyika igere ne ayo mazino Mazino anopinza so onjiri Rega muchembere akati nyika ino, iro pasi rino rinodya. Nekuti tarira kurarama mazino
Zvonzi zingizi gonyera pamwe maruva enyika haapere Wozvipira kunzwa nekuti ndamba kuudzwa akaonekwa ne mbonje pahuma Ufunge akange arunwa.
Hona ka mujaya Zvinodai pose pose pave ne kunyerekedza Nhawo mazino maviri okumatadzo usati wave kudya Ko ndiani ko akambokwanisa kudya iyo nyika igere ne ayo mazino?
Zvawadai kuita tundebvu tunenge twe kagotora Zvirokwazvo hausati wakura Kunwa ukwu hakuna mukuru. Kunwa kune mazino. Kunodya! Uye hakusiyi chero rimwe chete zvaro bapu.
ZivaiDeredza
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nzeve dzako Ndikurume ne angu mazino Ko anokuruma nzeve ndiye wako Zvirevo zvigopinza so museve Nekuti tarira kurarama mazino!
kisstomeAllow teeththose
That smile That Bringssmilesunshine to darkness Cheers a heart that’s grieving Gives love to the unloved
Teeth cut into a faceted gem Like diamonds The masonry Must be God Himself after the seventh day rest THE Poet +263 77 539 3576
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TEETH (MAZINO) VACHIKEPE AND THE 100 SAILORS
WORDS IN VERSE I
PIKITAYIBy
Those crystal white teeth On an ebony background Do they bite? Oops, do they only aid a kiss?
Your teeth are the crown of your beauty Who would not be enticed To want more than just a smile
That smile with teeth as white as snow That top gap in-between so sexy Nature’s way of making it Even more so To beautify your teeth That suck in succulent air that whistles to celebrate Africanlife woman
Zvino vana vakabvunza mhere ndeyei Kwakuti TotangiraHameno!manje?ipapo.Yuuu!Yuu!Yuwiikani!Ayii!Ayii!Ndofa,ndofaidi
Eish, Shhuuushuuu,yooo nhandi mbuya kani Iiiiiìh iiii yooooo Mbuya vangu ndongera Amai eey awu awuuu Ko zvikadai panhangirini? Ko kuzoti iko kunhangirina? Chokwadi, Vanob...vari mudambudziko, Nekuti aah ndakonzwa ini ApaShuuu!madiro andinoita chepasi pemhuno! Kwete pemhuno poga Zvinoti tapi Ndozvidawotapifuti
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Ayii; awuu Apa kunhuwa mumba macho, Ungati makafira chidembo. Zvino ndikagara ndinyerere, VanaPeturo vangandiwanirapo. Awuuu Yoooo!Awuuu!yuwii!Babahweee!VegomoreNyanga kani! YoweeeeYoooo!Nhandi!
mazinoarwadzaKana
Vakanditsinga havana tsitsi Ndiregereiwo kani mhayi Pose Ndagurapandaikutadziraikani!
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Handifungi akazvinzwa ini Akarwadza unotaura ndimi yausati wambotaura.
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Kana akurwadza ndizvo zvazvinoita Unotaura chakatadzisa imbwa kuseka kunyenama ichigona Kana arwadza mazino. TakanzwiriraPakarwaraTumbwimbwetetePeturowaiwapoasi
Yuwii!YoweeeYooooAyiiiAyiiWechita...SwederaSahwira...muberere.Ndodakureurura;MwanawakouyaKozotindirikut...Eish!Hihihiii!Payapaunoendakub...Sahwira!NdabandwainiNdakufaNdakufakani!Ndiregerewokani!
GriotNa kunyora Kutaura (Tallence Sanyangowe) +263776648176tallencesanyangowe@gmail.com
WORDS IN VERSE I
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TEETH (MAZINO)
IN VERSE I
yenzouNyangaUnoiwanepi
Kurira twabamu
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Dadza, dovi rinotsenga asi Idzvetera matadza Nzungu chinanzvirwa matsengwa mate Mukanwa isiri nduru Waizova mudzvurwa
Enzou mazino hadzisi nyanga Usanyeperwe, akakombera Obuda panze neukuru hwawo Sei enjiri dzisiri nyanga?
Mhembwe mombe mbudzi Nyanga turu turu Kunyenama pane parwadza Kana KugedagedaMenokufadzamachenahunge bere Radya KanaHandisingeshaya.chembereharahwakushama mukanwa
Ndogezei mazino akasopera kare Hwema haasi meno mbwire mbwire ne Matsengwa ndokokora ne munwe. Rematadza kubanda mhango Ndakashamira nhundurwa Gonye mumvura rikambinyuka. Wezongororo donhwi rapotsa mhango Uchasvipa ese.
Kukwegura ndiri ndumurwa emukaka Ndakakanda pachisuwo Kunditzvinya mutupo hunzi musuwa Ndakadya sadza Rurimi kunanzva vende zvawangova Mutsvedzerwa,
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Kuti hupfu mazino asiri MheterwaHufuridzira.mupeterwa asiri mazino Unorwera Kufutidzirarute.hunge uinawo Usina unodzima moto Unenge wotoda mvuto.
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ShogoNa Agogo Aka Shorai +263shoraimatambanadzo@gmail.comshoraimatambanadzo.wixite.comMatambanadzo78489147604/09/2022
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Bhurugwa Rembwa, this song by MbiraDzeNharira was officially published on the 12th of August 2022. This song was published by The Sailors Music Collection and will be available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music and 20+ more Music Stores.
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Pre-save this song by clicking (link) and feel free to SHARE with friends and family:
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"As human beings we tend to dwell on trivialities, we love all the other creations but hate fellow humans with a passion. Bombs, guns, missiles whose sole purpose is to kill one another are big business worldwide. Let us redefine the purpose of life and do away with sick minds that thrive on physically destroying ourselves” ~Tendayi Gahamadze (2022)
"When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make people love you in a way you did not expect"
1. Apple Music 2. Spotify 3. Amazon Music 4. YouTube:
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Congratulations Joseph Matanhire also known as MJAYNORTON Music is a beautiful journey and we are going to sail ⛵️ with you through this lovely meditation, you have shared with us today!
According to Michael Bassey Johnson...
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Michael Bassey Johnson, concludes by saying... "Life begins when you start something, and blooms when you keep doing it."
Friends and family click on the links to hear the song entitled, “TISANETSANE" by LISTEN,MJAYNORTON!MEDITATE, ENJOY AND SHARE WITH OTHERS
LISTEN, MEDITATE, ENJOY AND SHARE WITH OTHERS… HOW FAR ARE WE FROM FOOD?: Apple Music 2. Spotify 3. Amazon Music 4. YouTube AND THE 100 SAILORS: 18.09.2022
MUSICMOREVOICEONERELEASESNEW
“U.N. development goals call for ending extreme poverty and having zero hunger by 2030, but the report says projections indicate that 8% of the world's popula tion — nearly 670 million people — will be facing hunger at the end of the decade. That is the same number of people as in 2015 when the goals were adopted.”
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I guess, we still have a long way to go! In this musical poem, I gave a reflection of what is food? An insight of what is hunger and a hidden theological-hint to end Lethunger!there be food! Let there be Life and Let there be Happiness!
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Here is my Latest Poem is entitled, “How Far Are We From Hunger?“
MIXING FOR SURVIVAL THE PRIDEMIXER
MUSIC:MOREVOICEONE
n life, there are endless possibilities and those that succeed never give up. At times there is a need to mix a bit of this and that to come up tops.
Pradzo Mix is my brand name. It is a nickname taken from my real name Pride, "Pride the Mixer,” because l mixed a lot of things for survival purposes, from dealing with dagga to recording music. Earlier this year, I got the name 'Mupostori' from my fans because of the apostolic regalia that l wear during some of my live events. l feel honoured to have won the Best Performer of the year at the MYMA Awards, 2022. It bears testimony to the fact that people are recognising my work and efforts. I give thanks to the Almighty God and the fans for believing in me, l am forever grateful.
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My name is Pride Huni born in Chitungwiza in 1991 and am better known in the music industry as Pradzo Mix. I attended my primary school at Budirirai Seke 5 then relo cated to Norton in 2004 for my secondary education at St Eric's High school. That is where l started my musical career. I did my first professional recording in 2005 at Kabon Productions in Norton.
One of my most notable performances was when I brought a coffin at the Joburg Cup Clash 2021. It was an artistic masterpiece. It signified the burial of other contestants on stage, and with the level of my performance, indeed l buried them alive, killing them tune after tune. It also resembled the Dancehall culture in that dancehall is hardcore, it's about lyrical prowess. lt is a battle of who is best or stands our the most? Who is the King of Dancehall? But it all falls into entertaining, although it can also get personal like the Vybz Kartel- Movado Beef. So, a clash is not a soft battle you have to show your opponent flames. It's like a boxing match.
The reason l frequent South Africa is because we are getting a lot of bookings and our fanbase is growing day by day. We wish to expand to other parts of Africa, Asia and Europe as the brand grows. This year we will be dropping a new video titled Reggae Music done by Shumba Productions. We are also planning to drop an album next year and engage in collaborations with other artists.
The song Ndikadhakwa Ndonetsa was written after observing a lot of people misbehaving when under the influence of alcohol. I do not think it is a good habit, it's better to stop consuming alcohol if it controls one in such a manner. They should stop abusing alcohol and drinking in excess and own up to their wrongdoings. Stop War is a song that preaches love and peace to the world. It is our duty as musicians to preach peace because we are the voice of the voiceless. It is also good to socialise and love one another in our societies.
Five years from now, we wish to be one of the biggest music exporters in Africa and beyond. We desire to improve in every aspect so that our music is recognised and appreciated by the whole
Followworld.meon these social handles: PradzoPradzohunipride6@gmail.comMixonInstagramMixMusicPageon Facebook Pride Huni on Facebook WhatsApp/calls +27681559857 Interview +263719675521madziwathembie@gmail.comDrThembieTanyaBy 23 VACHIKEPE AND THE 100 SAILORS: 18.09.2022
ONE VOICE MORE MUSIC PRADZO MIX PRIDE THE MIXER
Forgetting to mention it's only a 2 day worth of joy Then they release a new set of hyena teeth That grind at any chance of you reminding them of the deceitful suitcases they once unpacked for you
Lies packed neatly behind their rows of white teeth Deceit so beautifully packed behind their curtains of Wordsdirt
smelling great but poisonous Smiles sharpened as blades of a bow stick ready for hunting.
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Their teeth be stacked of a plan fulfilled To kill and destroy.
MazinoMeno,Teeth,
Then with their teeth full of venom They keep building a portfolio of lies Preaching messages of hope and a new better life.
ThatoBy Rannana ( rannanahnalelithato@gmail.comLesotho)
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WORDS IN VERSE I
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Maziyo
The teeth that have taught me life the hard way. Never hold on to a person as time is never placed for anyone. Live until you are proud. Deadly disease like death. Graveyards filled full house. Bones composed as years pass through day and night. But these teeth never ran weak as death is and have been taking the fast ride.
NobuhleBy Maseko (South Africa+27714672774nobuhlemaseko994@gamil.comDennilton)
WORDS IN VERSE I TEETH (MAZINO) VACHIKEPE AND THE INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES
The teeth that have eaten through the present of man. The teeth that have bitten through everything nomatter the lifestyle lived.
That’s death for you. The unexpected occasion to the pathway to heaven or satan. The unexpected occasion that has led a whole lot to suicidal Theactions.teeth that bite anywhere, anytime, no matter what.
The teeth that have ripped apart households. The teeth that have become famously more than a normality. The teeth that have left many without parents. The teeth that have left many without a shoulder to cry on. The teeth that have left hearts hollow. The teeth that have been biting without sympathy.
Hidden and put behind bars Locked away from earth's beauty Always peeping on rare occasions To evoke extreme excitement That fills tummies with butterflies.
As the teeth peep through The narrow windows of our smile Giving a reflection of our heart As sun's heat warm our souls Even when its stare scare.
Never deny nature One of the most precious gifts The gift of a smile and love That surpasses human understanding Like showers of rain that kiss the desert.
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AuthorBy Poet Kennedy Ochieng Kenya
Teeth are angels Who, when they visit your house You can't afford to send away For they're blessings Both in darkness and light.
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Teeth
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So I gave it a try. I followed my breath through my lips, between my teeth, down my throat to my lungs.
But on the way I noticed a vanilla seed stuck in my cuspids, and I remembered that bowl of ice cream after our bout of love, how we were standing on the rooftop, wearing nothing but long shirts and short socks, marveling at the perforated sky, slow dancing without music, besotted without liquor, perspiring without sunshine.
I tried to go back to my breath, but I lost track of it in my throat, and that's why I’m calling you now.
NOWANDHERE
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GeoffreyBy geoff.himes@gmail.comHimes 18.09.2022
“Ignore the unchanging past,” he said, “and the possible tomorrow, the exotic and quotidian, “the lush, the arid, the normal. Magnify the present,” he said; “center on your own breathing.”
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My Buddhist friend said, “Focus. Let the distractions melt away in the fire of concentration.
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KarrenBy LaLonde Alenier
dragonskabuki
The End
after the white-faced warrior fought the river dragon and freed the emperor's daughter the husband led the wife through the narrow streets
in search of a hospitable friend a mamasan who dispensed sake in small ceramic vessels with matching cups corralled by the wide bar she paced the perimeter like a lioness separated from her cubs her powdered face and dark eyes masked all expression when the husband called the hostess by name her upper lip retracted revealing her near perfect teeth because the couple weren't eating or spending the evening pouring for each other the mamasan guarded the unaccompanied men
WORDS IN VERSE II TEETH (MAZINO) POETRY FROM AMERICA
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How would we be different if we reckoned Death as a beautiful woman skin of radiant light and nocturnal hair liberator and warrior of the spirit with the gentle kiss of belladonna lips releasing us into the slipstream of continuous being?
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How would we be different if we knew Death as the Angel banishing the creeping hoodand the bony jointand the shadowed scythe reducing us to wheat to be cut downnot raging into an encroaching night of leering teeth but walking tall and elegant into dawning day?
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How would we be different towards the most gentle companion of the radiant hand walking with us tenderlythe one sure presence as we walk the sacred ground towards our hidden home that some of us rememberwho knew us before and will know us again, whose living credo is, 'do no harm', as the maternal guide into the hallowed halls the omnipresent Beauty of the dawning Morning Star and Mother of the World?
(an ekphrastic poem inspired by 'Madonna', color lithograph, Edvard Munch, 1895-1902)
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How would we be different if we walked our ground, collecting the gems of experience to eagerly share with our Constant Companion upon completion of mission and return to home base, filling the communal basket with a life full-lived?
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So he took it out. And it was cracked.
Don’t show it to me, I said in sadness, as I saw my 12-year-old self way back when Number 2 must have been pushing through. She used to write poems, that girl, poems that worried her mother, who feared the telling of family secrets, which
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I did tell, to tell the truth, releasing them onto paper from my heart, out of my mouth, pieces of me that clamored to escape for the sake of comfort, the easing of pain.
It was a back molar, the one they call Number 2, Number 1, the wisdom tooth, being not there at all. The doc said he could take Number 2 out, see why the discomfort, and if it wasn’t cracked, put it back in. Cracked, and he’d throw it away.
Perfecting use of front enamels, as a rabbit or squirrel might Gnawing, munching all into tiny pieces Favoring the strength of enamels which remain strong Enjoying each tiny morsel when the work is done
It feels good It tastes better Front enamels can rest from grueling years of doing all the work
They look so real My new white beauties Hard working and able To bring the pleasure of chewing to my world once again
Pearly whites bringing JOY to the world with smiles!
Financial commitments complete, Behold, additional income
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Three grand bridges on the way, rejoice Chew ability is created in all areas of the cave
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Oh the awe of the miraculous cave filled with enamel beauties Glorious ability and strength in some There is emptiness and gaps in others
the strength, caring for the missing spaces
DianneBy mkdbretz@comcast.netBretz
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The little brown bat fluttering closely overhead
The night-dreams that try to tell me something
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The fledgling robin who tried but died, open-eyed
The youth garter snake, belly-up in the wet grass
The golden moon rising above the giant pines
The final poem from a dying friend, not knowing
The moment of a hug from someone who cares
The first snowfall, virginal, like a blank white page
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The bumble bee asleep in the dewy-face of cosmos
The Pleiades meteor-shower, one tinsel at a time
The early-bird farm kitten smiling like a Buddha
The white tail deer feeding on grass in the valley
The prayer to the praying that closes one’s eyes
The shared glance of eye contact that says it all.
The funnel spider’s web catching a fly and eaten
AmberBy Rose arcrowtree@gmail.comCrowtree
The saved dragonfly trying its wings, then, gliding
The quivering of leaves from a pre-storm breeze
The hummingbirds perching on the nearest point
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Silences
The rosy-tipped-fingers of dawn, before others awake
The sleeping content of my loved-one beside me
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War of Words A Blackhole
a purple sky un-sleeps the dark hours, sharpens its fangs to bring back something it can swallow.
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within the black throated night, the air runs for miles before it fades into the shapeless canyon of a mouth deepened with lies swelling in between the intersection where tooth and nail are fought by trial, where truth is a narrow world that sits in the dark in between the tight lit spaces that crooked teeth cover up, these shadows must be cast out by God.
there are herds of the invited that hang like flesh, some o n e is waiting to feed a distorted truth, tearing into muscle and bone. war is coming.
beyond shadows where the air is bitter and madness races with a war of words d r a g g i n g bodies in - one by one in the insignificant black back drop,
By Diane Wilbon Parks
a black hole dangles from two white, pronged, fences gnawing at the night. an unbridled tongue separates a swarm of flies from the decaying secrets that smell of rotten fish, somehow, they believe that the odor is contained but the hunted knows the growling beasts are near.
one fang is a white cliff hiding judgement, the other, masquerading as an antelope’s tail and the head of a saber tooth tiger, these are the heads and tails that words dance around, these are the catfish blood clots that travel swiftly from flesh to soul to the backdrop of a black hole, death rushes in quickly. and at the end of haunted shadows, a gate, thorned and anxious carries the last sentences caught between fang and muscle exposing the remains of letters and secrets that lie buried, in the black, backdrop, underneath.
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I painted this piece in March 2021 in celebration of "Love of a different kind" one which sometimes is a pricking kind of love that bites with the teeth of truth that liberates from unhealthy over-attachments JC Wayne
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ii) Being passionate about art and creativity, aiming to contribute something useful to the arts and using art to better our universe.
Over the years I have used several instru ments to express different ideas and feel ings. I find that instruments are similar to motor vehicles. They are all the same. It depends on whether you want to transport goods (lorry/truck), chill (Mercedes Benz) or speed like a motorbike.
i) Living healthy by following and respecting nature.
iii) Loving my community both as a partic ipant and an outsider.
My passions are genetic because I come from a multi talented family. As an artist, I find there are various ways to express
Writer vis-a-vis multi instrumentalist
to acknowledge that I’m diverse. I’m a writer as well as a multi-in strumentalist.
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am a father, grandfather, brother, cousin, nephew, uncle, friend, and husband. I consider all that to be a blessing. I also appreciate warm relations with other professionals and fellow artists across the planet. Since teenage years, I have been trying to live according to four principles:
iv) Being a devout Pan-Africanist and inter Inationalist.wouldlike
Ancestral roots made me what I am. I was born into a family of several multi-talented individuals and an amazing paternal grand father, Abraham Macha, who was both an army commander and traveler with bril liant leadership skills. He was in the then “cabinet” of the Mangi or local chief, with an extremely large family, with at least 52 kids! His son, the legendary preacher Anaeli Macha, spoke several languages
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including German, he played the accordion and the first time I saw a piano was at his house. He was also a popular radio broad caster and wrote a lot. One of his Swahili books on etiquette and good behaviour was published when he was in his 70s. Reverend Anaeli Macha was a good role model to us in the family, and his funeral in 1991 attracted at least a 1 000 mourners. My father was a medical doctor and a musician. He and my mother both sang and played guitars. They recorded several singles in the mid 1950s. My maternal great-granddad, Yohane Kimambo, was renowned for his spiritual, gentle and persuasive leadership skills. Several of my maternal uncles played guitars and sang as well. I grew up in Kilimanjaro, a lush region renowned for very hardworking people who lived to be 95. That is my back ground and foundation.
I view media as the most thoughtful instrument or asset in the universe. It keeps us in touch with the world. I love percussion for certain types of spoken word material. It is always about the mood and thoughts. Therefore, I use certain sounds to convey an idea or message. If you listen to my album Constipation from the year 2000, you can see a wide range of this portfolio. When I speak of an Andrea shooting her parents in Brazil (based on a true story), I used the Berimbau. Berimbau is a Brazilian martial arts instrument. So that makes sense speaking of moods and tones. Music is about atmosphere, tone and feeling. As a multi instrumentalist, I have played behind people and led my own bands. I try being sensitive through instrumentation. I started working profes sionally as a multi-instrumentalist musi cian and spoken word artist with Sayari Performing Group, in Tanzania. We used various languages, instruments and forms to express ideas and emotions. Some of the forms included dance and drama (theatre). See? All that is part of my journey.
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of writing poetry started when I was 14 or 15 years old, mostly directed to my then girlfriend. Around this time, I became a ghost-writer for some of my classmates. They would tell me what they wanted to tell their girlfriends and I would rephrase it and write romantic love letters. Since demand was high, I started charging money and that boosted my initial respect for commercial writing. As
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oneself. Most well known artists had several vocations. Bob Marley played soccer and guitars. Miles Davis did boxing and painted apart from playing the trumpet and piano. The founder of Tanzania, Mwalimu Nyerere loved litera ture as well as politics. He translated two William Shakespeare books into Kiswahili.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE I DONE ART? I started writing and playing the guitar at the age of 14. My dad encouraged me a lot and taught me the basics. My maternal uncle, Harry, bought me a guitar when I passed my O levels, excellently. I
have had guitars, ever since. At Mzumbe High school I joined the school band, Earthquakes. My writing kicked off with notoriety while still in secondary school. I was in a group of youth friends who loved music, fun and fashion. We were called The Gringos and were locally known around the northern region town of Arusha. This attracted "little" troubles. One of us got into a spat with a girlfriend and she wrote him a spiteful letter. It upset him. A meeting was made and I was assigned to write two long letters, one in Swahili another in English. The results were cata strophic. The girls were incensed. They hired a gang of ex-cons and army veterans. We got properly beaten up. Some of us stayed in school hospital beds for at least a week. I was 15 and that is when I started to recognise the power of my writing.
When I was in school I contributed articles to school magazines and national news papers. Before graduating, an editor of the biggest Swahili newspaper in the country told one of my teachers to join them as soon as I finished school. That is how I became a trainee reporter. By the time I was 21, I was producing three columns per week plus daily news reporting and
The 1996 trophy was for the Common wealth countries contest. I have always found short story writing to be an exten sion of my journalism. My winning story ‘When I Killed a Snake,’ was based on a true incident. A foreign lady had grappled with me when I was about to kill a snake that was about to hurt chickens. She wanted to take pictures. She said the reptile was really beautiful. That was a cultural conflict. Journalistic approach has really re-inforced my music writing, prose, and poetry.
Africa) and Angus Calder (Scotland). It was very inspiring.
Like earlier said, I’m a bit diverse and it’s all because I do what I love. All I can attest to, is that, the influential side of me, is because I tend to spread my wings. This began, as I said earlier, through journalism. On some occasions editors were not keen to publish my work. I would change my writing into a song, story, or poem. For example I am presently working on a Swahili novel, Baada ya Foleni, which originates from a true tale I witnessed in 1980. It was a very stormy raining night and I saw a child running behind her mum carrying a heavy load. The mother was scolding her to hurry up. The image was so poignant, eerie, sad, and strong. Magazines and newspapers refused to publish the story. Therefore, I included the story in my second Swahili collection, Mpe Maneno Yake, still (and but) was not used. Now it is going to become part of an even greater story, the novel. That is how I always work. Once I wrote about a driver that had knocked a cat dead and sent the story to magazine and news
you can see initially, my poetry developed through love letters and romance. At the age of 26, I entered three poems into the 1981 contest which was held by the British Council in Dar es Salaam and won. One of the poems was about love and loss after breaking up with a girlfriend. The other poem Corruption was about local poli tics. She is Everything was for my then love interest. The win uplifted my spirits especially because the poems were to be included in the African Collection (Summer Fires, Heineman publishers, 1983, London) and edited by outstanding authors: Jack Mapanje (Malawi), Cosmo Pieterse (South
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in London). The channel is getting popular everyday and covers all sorts of issues like how erectile dysfunction, affects the youth. The few programs I made have resonated well in East and Central Africa.
papers publishers, but they did not want it. Therefore, I fused the tale with another black cat story and made a song Paka Mweusi. My tune is one of the most loved especially by Swahili speakers. These are few examples of how I don't waste any materials.
The other side of things is that I have spread myself into broadcasting. I have blogs and a Swahili YouTube channel: Kwa Simu Toka London (Images from a phone
I have published story collections, recorded several albums and been a front man for bands. My two Swahili collections are Twen'zetu Ulaya (Lets go overseas) and Mpe Maneno Yake (Hurl Words at Them) are humorous satirical collections. Twen'zetu
Ulaya is specifically about how and why African youth want to migrate. There are love and money narratives and issues about freedom and being an African after independence. The collection was initially, published by GAP (Grand Arts Promo tions) in Dar es Salaam in 1984. I recently finished re-editing a republication. Mpe Maneno Yake came out in 2006. It was produced by the respected E & D Limited (Dar es Salaam) who publishes serious social work publications. Some of the stories have been translated into Spanish and English. Due to public demand I am finishing the sequel to Mpe Maneno Yake, Insh'Allah which will be even funnier than the first.
As for my Constipation album, it is available online. Just Google, Freddy Macha Consti pation and it should come up. Constipation was released in London in 2000. It is a combination of prose, poetry, and music. The previous album Kitoto was done in Brazil and released in Canada in 1996. I am also working on its online release. In 2001 I released a single called Kilimanjaro which can be found online and on YouTube. Its an up tempo Afro-beat dancing song. I was born on the slopes of Mount Kiliman jaro and the tune is about that and how the famous mountain is being affected by global warming.
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I used to be part of Sayari the Tanzanian collective of spoken word and music. We toured Scandinavian countries in 1984 and had a wonderful time. Sayari was a learning curve for me and as a co-founder, it has defined how I do my work as an artist. Then I lived in Germany and had my touring trio. I worked well with the South African author and musician, Ian Wiltshire and percussionist, Claudia Wende. We played at many places in Germany, especially Hamburg and Cologne, during the mid-80s.
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I am inspired by Osibisa, Santana, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sunburst . But the most dedication goes to Sunburst, a Tanzanian band that I grew up dancing to in the early 1970s. The song Kitoto is dedicated to the founder of Sunburst, the late James Mpungo, a
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I have just been in contact with a new breed of book promoters who use online promotions, known as Elite Publishers. On Tanzania Day in July, they had a massive display of Tanzanian books, old and new. They are slowly turning into a breath of fresh air for Tanzanian and Swahili writing.
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In the late 80s and early 90s, I was part of the Os Galas which was a fusion band in Brazil. It gave me the opportunity to work with young, energetic, and knowledgeable Brazilian musicians. That expe rience of four nights a week in a club in Rio de Janeiro was a preparation for my Kitoto Band. I formed the Kitoto Band in 1991 and is still present. Kitoto Band is inspired by fusion rhythms and is a south Tanzanian rhythm. Kitoto also defined my working style: mixed gender, multiethnic, talented musicians. It was made up of band leaders so the quality of work was quite high. During the mid-2000, Kitoto evolved into a party and weddings band. Some of the work done by the band can be seen on social media especially YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. Kilimanjaro and the Portuguese song, Te Amando are exam ples of Kitoto Band music.
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To add to everything, I had ideas of running workshops or live seminars. They are by principle, a livelihood for any profes sional. And as everyone knows, teaching is a skill. Knowing something does not mean that one can teach it well. I host all kinds of workshops and some are for the general public. In the past 10 or more years, I have been running them when I am in East Africa for example, whole day workshops for at least 3 days in various regions and towns. The workshops focus
on a variety of subjects: music, writing, health, etc. Health living lifestyle is my personal passion. I have always worked out and did yoga since I was 22, twice a day. The stretching and breathing exercises are quite important to keep the body and spirit balanced. The impact of these workshops on people extends beyond the sessions. As for schools and community centres, the subjects are based on my skills as
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gifted musician who loved Afrobeat and roots music.
I’ve been able to write articles and I can say, I am motivated by the duty of an artist towards his society. I have been writing weekly columns since I was 21, nonstop. The pieces Boy in a hurry brings back child hood memories, Hero to Zero, The fall of Foris Becker and Two faces of relationships in this apart of the globe are a few from recent weekly columns of the Tanzanian Citizen, on Fridays. I also write Swahili articles in Mwananchi on Sundays, since 2002. These are an extension of my storytelling. My eyes sees “magic” and food, in every detail I go through. I also try to make people more sensitive and caring. My columns also give an insight to what an immigrant sees and experiences in developed societies and what lessons can be drawn from them. For example, a lot of young Africans think life in Europe is all roses and gold and that money falls from skies and tree buds. But life is tough overseas, that is partly the lesson behind these writings. As a writer I have to remind and re-inform, what we sometimes think we know or have seen.
To fellow artists, I would love to advise them to be themselves. They should believe in what they do and do things because they love them not for external reasons. If I did literature and music for money and fame, I would have been very depressed. Things are not easy in this sector of life. But I do what I love. It makes me breath and live. Through this love I have met very interesting people and travelled in many countries. That is my wealth.
In the near future, I long to seeing people loving and appreciating my work and reacting to it. I hope to see the work enriching lives of people and Mother earth, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
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I have been fortunate enough to contribute to the London-based Informer East Africa. I can say it’s the most robust online East African newspaper, overseas. I have been contributing to it since 2015. The paper has writers from across the East African region, including Rwanda and Burundi. I write features mostly about Tanzania with pictures. It is a true platform of keeping us united.
Interviewed by: Martin +26371877747chivakum@gmail.com@DA_ScriptaChivaku
a performing artist, for example music instruments, vocals, dance, creative writing, etc. I have done them throughout my professional life for at least 40 years. Jails are interesting. I have done mostly creative stuff and worked in joint projects to improve minds and psyches of offenders in jail, for example assisting in hip hop materials and delivery for young offenders. Out of ten individuals in attendance, one or two always benefit.
To be visible to the world, I try to use most of the social medias. My favorites are of course WhatsApp (with most group chats and fellow professionals), Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. I have recently kicked off my TikTok account. For 15 years I have blogged and try to continue blogging.
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"I am J R Turek, Judy, also known as The Purple Poet for many reasons, including my hair color. I wrote my first poem at 5 and have been writing ever since. For the past 18 years, I have written a poem a day, which translates into at least 365 new poems each year that I like and have stopped editing some, finally. I write short stories as well and have a few incomplete novels that I hope to get back to one day. For now, poetry is my instant gratification. When emotions take hold of me, I write. Through grief and sadness, through joys and laughter, to document events, to remember things I never want to forget, I write. For those who think there’s nothing to write about, consider this. I have a collection of poems on dust. Yes, dust. Close your eyes, open your eyes, there are poems waiting to be written everywhere.
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For me, poetry is like breathing – I can’t imagine my life without it. I love the metaphor ‘poetry is in my blood.’ If I slit open a vein, poetry would pour out. Poetry is healing, cathartic, letting words mingle on the page to create images, presented with a lyric quality, and a clarity to allow readers to step inside my poems with me.
ith the September theme centred on 'teeth,' one among the things that come to mind is how some people have a sweet tooth, a passionate liking for cake or anything sweet. If poetry was such a sugary food item or condi ment, to J R Turek it would be finger-licking good, no doubt. She eats, sleeps, walks her poetry and below is how she waxes lyrically about it.
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them in a few volumes as I now have over 600 pages of poems! We have done free verse, themed, many different form poems, 5 words per line poems, even a 117 part haiku sequence. When you are passionate about poetry and find others to share a portion of that passion, it creates wondrous relationships and connections that no other art form can. I am grateful every day of my life that I am who I am and that I do what I do.
I write because I have to, because I feel like I would explode if I didn’t. As a result, and not as a requirement, I have six poetry books, with a seventh due out soon. The thrill of creating a legacy has not dimmed for me since my first book, They Come And They Go, in 2005, sequenced by seasons, people and how fleeting time and rela tionships can be. It is out of print and no longer available.
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Next Imagistics, a 10-year journey to create; it's in two sections with four parts in
Many people are curious about my pen name. Where does the R come from and what is the significance of the space and no periods? Many years ago, I adopted the name as gender neutral; I was writing several muscle car poems – I am a moto rhead – and Home Depot poems – I adore power tools – and back then, it was diffi cult to be accepted as a female writing about masculine issues. The R is formed by my maiden name, Raffaele, and made my dad so proud of his ‘poet daughter.’ There is a space between the J for Judy and the R for Raffaele, and no periods, no lowercase. Simple but it is often wrong. I am strong, I am resilient, I am a poet.
I love being a mentor to other poets, helping them to write better, guiding them to publish if that is their goal, and working with them to assemble their poetry books. I delight in others writing and share the glory of their accomplishments. For the past 25 years, I have served as Moder ator of the Farmingdale Creative Writing Group, some of the best people I know. It is a peer-level group of writers that come with all levels of experience and varied backgrounds, all supportive and encour aging to members. With the onset of COVID-19 lockdown, we began meeting via Zoom. At first, there was trepidation for many including myself, but when we experienced the level of sharing in a world that closed down in isolation, we flour ished in that new environment. Now that we are back to almost normal and meeting in-person, we will continue to meet every other week via Zoom, our silver lining to the pandemic.
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Since March of 2020, I have written poems with other poets, compilations one line at a time via email. I hope to publish
Zoom has become my best friend. I have travelled to states and countries I will never go to (physically), met amazing people I would never have known and read my poetry all over the world. The Purple Poet has become a regular at dozens of poetry open mics and is flourishing with inspira tion with all the sharing. With many of our local venues back live, I am juggling my readings between live and Zoom, having to make difficult choices but I don’t have a single complaint for having too many poetry opportunities. Perhaps a little less time for writing but, hey, sleep is overrated.
Poetry isn’t all dancing daisies as I like to say, but it’s also not all doom and gloom. I adore experimenting with form, with how the poem looks on a page, adding move ment, creating a new experience for me and the reader, and letting go of conven
book, 24 in 24, is the result of an amazing experience. The Poetry Mara thon (thepoetrymarathon.com) is an annual worldwide event that takes place between 9am (my time zone) Saturday and runs through 9am Sunday each year in June. You write 24 poems in 24 hours. I have invited friends to sign up and we
subject, it is ironic that the books were delivered to my publisher the day of my brother, Mikey’s funeral. Though it never got a formal book launch, I love the book for the nuances it has now taken on with the loss of my only sibling and the last of my immediate family.
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The following book, A is for Almost Anything, is an alphabetic book where all the titles begin with A. In stark contrast with Imagistics, this was easier to create and sequence. B is for Betwixt and Between followed, all B titled poems in alphabetic sequence. I am in search of a title for the C book and welcome suggestions. Midnight on the Eve of Never is different from the previous books. It balances time and mortality; the poems are darker in theme and substance, though some lighter poems add rays of hope. Given the
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each section. The first section is emblem atic poems, also called concrete or picture poems, like a fish, a shoe, a teardrop, our American flag, all in poetic picture form. The second section is formal poems, structured form poems, that include haiku, villanelle, and my favourite sestinas. It is fun and formal. I love this book for the dedication to detail despite the years it took to complete.
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My biggest fan by far is my husband, Paul. We have been married for over 37 years and he is super supportive of me and my poetry, the hours reading and editing, teaching, traveling to readings with me at times, and as of late, has become an amazing editor for some of my poetic experiments. We have
text through the tough hours overnight, share laughs and yawns, and we keep writing. It is invigorating, exhilarating, challenging, and a remarkable experience that I have done three times. I loved everything I wrote on my first poetry marathon so much that I published them in the collection, 24 in 24. As a poet, I lie. There are actually 26 poems in the book. One I wrote the day before, thinking about the marathon, and another I wrote in a zoom poetry event after the marathon, foregoing a nap. I love the poems and I love the experience. My seventh book is the 24 poems I wrote in this year’s poetry marathon. Try it – it’s unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Invite friends to join you, I just did.
I am proud to be a poet and endeavour to bring poetry to places where poetry isn’t. I have been commended with several local and state governmental proclamations for my poetry. The Conklin Prize for Poetry has been given only twice and I am one of the recipients. I was named a 2020 Hometown Hero by the East Meadow Herald, a local news paper, and a 2017 New York State Woman of Distinction for my poetry contributions to our communities. I am Associate Editor, board member, and event host for several local poetry organisations. I was the first Bards Laureate for The Bards Initiative, 2013 - 2015. My proudest title is the 2019 Long Island Poet of The Year, a gracious honor issued by Walt Whitman Birthplace Association on Walt’s 200th birthday.
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In addition to writing, I am also an editor and have edited hundreds of poetry books, anthologies, and novels. My poetry has won a number of awards and I have been ‘Judge Judy’ for dozens of poetry contests. I am the Superintendent of Poetry for the Long Island Fair. I have over a thousand poems published to date; several of my poems have been translated into Korean, Romanian, French, and Italian – I am international!
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I’d love to hear from you! You can reach me at purplepoet@optonline.net. Contact me as Judy Turek on Facebook. Five of my six books are available on Amazon and B&N but if you contact me, I will give you a great price and sign them for you. As I sign every email and note I write, I hope you… write on!"
What more could one ask for when the kind of artistry knowledge shared out is explicit as above. Perhaps, what's due is only and only a profound show of gratitude to J R Turek, for being a free-spirited community teacher with an exceedingly rich artistry experience.
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rescued 10 dogs in 37 years, or more accurate to say they have rescued us. Currently, we have three: Snickers is 14; Munchkin Is 2; and Gumball is 1.5 and growing, he’s 160 pounds already. They all think I invented poetry and that every word I write is gold. I adore them and write about them Harry,often.mymuse, and I are best friends most of the time. He pushes me when I weaken, prompts me all the time, shows me intricate details that become poems. He is kind yet relentless in my practice of poetry. That to me is what a poem a day is – practice. If I wanted to play great piano, I would have to practice every day. So, I practice poetry every day. I never want to write the perfect poem. What would I do tomorrow?
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As a pay off line, we say; "Enjoy the Norton Town Magazine anywhere, everywhere, anytime." This speaks to our number one goal which is to spread happiness all around Norton. Our desire is that after you have gone through our publication, you will remain with a positive happy rush in your system. As such we do not publish negatively charged stories, neither do we touch on emotionally filled issues like politics. Our goal is to let the people of Norton know about Norton (history), let them know about the Norton people and businesses so that we stimulate synergies amongst our people. We do all this with a positive vibe that undoubtedly brings joy to our readers. So, we say enjoy the magazine anywhere, everywhere, anytime. There is no limit to what positive energy you can get, have it all the time wherever you may be. It's there in the magazine, whether print or electronic, irimo (it's in there).
odaro and Smith (2011) define development as; "The process of improving the quality of all human lives and capabilities by raising people's levels of living, self-esteem, and freedom." It is more or less the same with the developments in between time, at one artistry business hailing from Norton, namely Orenji Branding. Their publication is for and from the people of the Norton Town.
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"There has been a lot of interesting developments since 2020. We have combined our experiences and knowledge in graphic designing, printing and photography into Norton's premier printed town maga zine. The Captain VaChikepe, confidentially opened a huge door for us in a government department to produce their quarterly magazine.
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Work at the Norton Town Magazine (NTM) is both challenging and fulfilling at the same time. Our biggest joy is how much the town has taken ownership of the publication. People now volunteer their information, and many refer stories to us.
The Norton Town Magazine is commu nity based, for without the community we cease to exist. It is the community that gives us the stories, it is the community that subscribes to the magazine and reads the stories. It is also businesses from the community who partner with us to make sure that we keep the publication exciting and appealing.
The publication has managed to grow relations with local businesses like DosSantos shoes, TM Pick n Pay, Wilson Furnitures, Grant Designs, Pakare Paye, Chicken Inn, Bellevue, Tashinga Groceries, TakMab Construction, to mention just a few. These corporates play various roles in the different aspects of the success of
the publication. Chicken Inn and Bellevue provide monthly prizes for our avid readers. We have also had hampers from TM Pick n Pay and Dos Santos won by our readers.
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We keep on learning and enhancing our methods of operation and production. Driven by a strong artistic background, there is no limit to the creative ability that God always shower us with. The art of manufacturing is the fusion of creative thinking and use of existing methods of production and material, in a way that is purely original and sometimes not intended by the supplier. AND THE 100 SAILORS: 18.09.2022
Due to various reasons beyond our control, COVID-19 included, we could not manage to bring the much-anticipated Norton Town Awards 2021. We are happy to announce that the epic show will be happening in December this year. It will be a show like Norton has never seen. The glitz and the glamour will be a first of its kind as we celebrate and recognize the efforts put in by the people of our beautiful town. Watch the space, this is in the immediate future.
We are reachable on Nortononbennymasikati@gmail.com,+263773236415,andMeta/InstagramasTownMagazine."
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We also earmark to gain more and more formality as we grow and bring ourselves different kinds of unlimited possibilities in the media space.
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My encouragement is that just start. Whatever it is that you feel like you want to do, just start. Do not be intimidated by its size, just start. There is always somewhere to start from, find it. The best way to learn is to do.
My inspiration comes from God. I am because He Is. He is my source of everything, aspira tions, strength, and all. I also learn a lot from biographies of those who have left a mark in their paths.
The above-mentioned words and information came from the media organisation's upbeat and forward-looking CEO Mr. Benny Masikati.
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Don't Give up Africa: English Poems Anthology by VaChikepe the Poet (Author), Clesirdia Nzorozwa (Author), Princess D Musonza (Author), Ashley Murove (Author), Tallence Sanyangore (Author), Clifford Tarerwa (Author), Patience L Gumbo (Author), Blessed Ndlovu (Author), Brian T Manyati (Author), Shorai Matambanadzo (Author), Tatenda Murangi (Author)
This anthology is the first English volume compilation thought out and originated by the young and upcoming artists and poets coming together under the publisher vachikepe.blogspot.com social networking cruise ship of like-minded individuals in Africa, Zimbabwe. Promotion of the works of upcoming talented young artists emerging from Africa`s developing nations is the main reason behind the existence of the brand name VaChikepe: The Poet. The young people coming up together have through time had the opportunity to organize themselves and be creative in various artistry areas that not only include writing and poetry but music, fine art and sculpture as well. Among other things, publishing written works to the world at large has been an endeavour that this very first anthology volume, to come from a united stable, has made a reality. To these inspired artists, each coming and passing day has served to be for sharpening writing skills and motivating one another to keep surging forward towards greatness with a lot of faith. The compilation is, therefore, to a greater extent unedited to maintain originality and each writer’s style, and will serve as a lasting reminder of how from humble beginnings thoughts and raw talent were exhibited with conviction and self-motivation to help inform and change or shape the world positively through poetry. Click here to order
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Through the journey of life, I aspired for success in the jungle of politics, economics and technology. Having walked that path I retired from formal employment to embark on a new adventure in art. Unbeknown to me that was where my passion was buried all along. I have never been afraid of failing, but always love to try out new things that rouse my passion. So I decided to write poetry in the hope of capturing lives and the feelings therein. Is it not humanity’s deepest need to know that we are all connected? This gathered record of poems seeks to show emotional evolution experienced, not only by the seeker of art but by a stranger walking alone; the friend who misses; and the mother who believed she was unseen. The greatest intent of this work being: It’s okay for one to express themselves as they feel. If you cannot talk then write. If you cannot fight for those in pain then speak for them. In my culture, we are often very private about how we feel. The natural answer when someone asks how we are is “Fine or okay.” These two words hide a lot of unexpressed emotions as people often give answers to one of those words with a smile. I have seen smiles with sad eyes. As you read on I hope you find yourself and others in these poems. Click here to order
We all seek to live a life that carries a meaningful impact and fulfilment. This devotional is a tool to help you find and understand the meaning of a life lived in its rightful purpose. We were made for a purpose and we should live to have a significant life. Click here to order
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A poetry anthology on a woman's journey in womanhood. The anthology takes the reader through a woman's understanding of relationships. It also takes the reader into childhood memories, love, fear, yearning, motherhood, and then emotional growth and everything that defines a woman's condition. This anthology contains the being of a woman. Click here to order AND THE 100 SAILORS: 18.09.2022
Emotional Evolution: Thoughts by Pikitayi by Angela Pikitayi Rugara (Author)
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nlike most teenagers who are constantly spinning in a web of confusion, trying to find themselves, following trends that add nothing of value to their career or life path; Amanda Alfaneti has found her passions and learnt to balance them at a young age. Here is her story;
"I am Amanda Mikayla Alfaneti. I am a woman aged 17 from a town called Norton in Zimbabwe. Of the many gifts I have, leadership came first followed by poetry. I speak what I feel from within and what I see in my daily life. When it comes to modelling, I would say I was born confident enough to express myself. However, I was only able to start nurturing all these talents in 2018 when I was in form one, at my former school, Hillbridge College. My English teacher was the debate patron, and he chose me from my class to participate in the debate club. From there I realised I was actually good at writing and speaking and that I also loved both. The following year I participated in the Miss School competition and won the title Queen of the school. That is when I ventured into modelling.
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My most notable piece of art is one of my first quotes. I wrote it earlier this year when the Advanced level results were released. I intended to motivate those who had failed to not lose hope. Well, I was inspired by one of my friends who had not made it but didn't lose hope or courage. The message read "Life is full of opportunities, but the only thing we lack is the ability to understand that. Today you might not have met the standards you had set but trust me it's ok. God has better plans for your future. It is not the end, rather it is the beginning of a new life that God has for you."
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One of my quotes that reads, "Don't forget what it is that you want," speaks to the importance of focusing on one's goals. If one knows what exactly it
"I balance my activities by simply scheduling everything. I give myself time to study and during my leisure time I write my quotes and poems and also get the time to perform my council duties. In trying to achieve that balance, my social life was negatively affected because most of the time I would be occupied. But as time went on, I managed to create and maintain a balance.
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My quotes are packaged in the form of pictures/posters. However, I am not a graphic designer. One of my friends is though, and he is the one who does them all for me. He is the one who actually encouraged me to write on a daily basis and to soar higher each and every time. His name is Brian and is also known as Travis. I write my quotes and send to him and he does all the design work.
Most parents believe in education first before pursuing art. Well, with my family it is a bit different. In as much as they believe in education, they also believe in giving one a podium to nurture their talent but at the same time knowing what it is exactly one wants in life. My family has always been supportive of me from day one. They allow me to stand on my own two feet and decide for myself. They give me guidance in the process.
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ARTIST LOUNGE III: AMANDA ALFANETI STONES THROWN AT YOU ARE STEPPING STONES
Besides being an artist, I aspire to be one of the best female captain pilots in the world and my biggest dream is to fly for Emirates or Qatar airways.
To those who follow me or dream to get into the arts industry I would say express yourself in your own way and show your uniqueness. Do not copy anyone, be you and people will love your art. You might face rejection or negative vibes at first but trust me that will teach you and help you mature in the industry, and it will help you perfect your talent. And yes... Discipline, perseverance, diligence, commitment, hard work, confidence and faith are powerful weapons, and you can never be defeated in the battle of life and in achieving your Peoplesuccess.cancontact
Another quote of mine talks about a good farmer being one who is able to nurture even the most rejected seeds into good harvest. I believe, you can use the stones thrown at you as stepping stones to reach a desired destination. Whenever I used to advise my peers I would be called "Miss Lecturer." I turned that lecturing into an incentive which is now helping me to transform the lives of many people.
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Interview by Rebecca Tanyaradzwa Kwerengwe
is they want, they have the drive and the will power to push themselves into achieving their set goals. As for me in this matter, if I am to relate it to my art, I know that I have a drive and I want to change the world through incentives hence I write motivational quotes on a daily basis.
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me through my manager Glad Chipenzi on +263 78 232 3490. For my work they can go through my social media accounts @amammie amanda"
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“After over 50 years in the book industry and 35 years of presenting poets and other authors, I think of myself as a facilitator not a critic. Our new motto for the Moonstone Arts Center, proposed by a Temple intern, is “Everyone has a Voice,” and I see our mission as helping to present that voice. It is the public’s job to embrace or reject that voice. My problem with the concept of “quality” is that it tends to mean “what I like.” My heroes in poetry are Dennis Brutus, Sonia Sanchez and Margaret Randall, poets who tell the truth and pay the price. Dennis, in a discussion at the Dodge Poetry Festival said, “I will bite the hand that feeds me.” Art/Poetry is the attempt to get others to see what you see, about the world and about yourself, to be honest and brave. It is why artists are in trouble most of the time.”
arry was President of Robin's Bookstore, the oldest independent book store in Philadelphia, until it closed in December 2012. He is the co-founder of Moonstone Inc. and director of the Moonstone Arts Center, has served on the boards of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, the Read Aloud Coalition of Philadelphia and The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. He has served on the literature panel of the Pennsyl vania Council for the Arts and the advisory boards of The Mayor's Commission on Literacy, the Philadelphia Ink program of the Penn sylvania Humanities Council's Year of the Pennsylvania Writer and Art Sanctuary. Larry created and directed The Celebration of Black Writing for 18 years, The Paul Robeson Festival for 7 years, Poetry Ink for 22 years and various other Moonstone programs. He currently produces poetry programs and since 2009 The Hidden History Project, city wide festivals celebrating the life and work of social activists, such as John Brown, Frances Harper, Martin Delany and Ida B. Wells.
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Decades of facilitating art
Many people would confuse me for a poet, when in actual fact, I am not one. In fact, I do not particularly like poetry. My stepfa ther was a poet which was motivation to hate the stuff. I poured a bottle of ginger ale over his typewriter in protest. Do you remember typewriters?
What I do love is words. What they mean, what you can do with them. You can write a 300-page novel, a 3-page poem, a 3-line haiku. How do you communicate, how do you get others to see what you see, feel what you feel? It is hard to write a novel to get your idea across, it is harder to do it with a poem and hardest to do it with a haiku. How do you communicate the truth? Do you have the nerve? Everything is against it, do not shake the trees, use euphemisms, and write what is popular. For fifty years I ran a bookstore. I bought the books, displayed the, sold them. There was nothing more fun than getting into a conversation with someone and talking about books. What books do you like? Who is your favorite author? Have you read this
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book? I know, you can go on Amazon and it will pick books for you. You bought this so you may like this. It is an algorithm and it is linear. It does not suggest a poet or fiction writer because of the political book you like, it suggests other political books, in the same category of thinking. It does not challenge you to read something different, only the similar books.
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The Moonstone Arts Center’s goal is to “promote creative exchange through diverse cultural programs” and produces over 130 public events each year in several venues. Emerging and established poets are featured every Wednesday at Fergie’s Pub. Philly Loves Poetry, a talk show and poetry reading, is on PhillyCAM, public access television. New Voices and other programs are presented at the Free Library and other venues. Our largest program is the marathon Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading, an all-day poetry reading, presented since 1996, in which poets present their work back-to-back, often in
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Moonstone is a 501(C) 3 non-profit orga nization founded in 1983 with a belief that Learning is a life-long activity and that Art stimulates both cognitive and affec tive learning at all ages. We operated a preschool and continue to operate the Moonstone Arts Center, which creates programs based on the philosophy that the arts, creativity, and imagination are essential aspects of life and learning. While literature is at the center of Moon stone’s programing, we believe that Art, in all its forms, is more than enrichment for occasional dabbling; it affects how one thinks, sees, interprets, describes, meets life and functions in society.
The Paul Robeson Festival ran from 1987 to 1994, and was developed by Moonstone in co-operation with Swords into Plough shares and Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple University. The Festival was designed as both a celebration of the life and work of Paul Robeson and as a forum that would encourage people to emulate his artistic and human integrity. The first Paul Robeson Festival was greeted in the Philadelphia Inquirer with the banner headline: “At last Philadelphia Honors Paul Robeson.” The Philadelphia City Council responded to the festival by recognizing April 5 – 11 1987 as “Paul Robeson Week in the City of Philadelphia” (Resolution no. 1016). Each annual festival combined live performances, screenings of Robe son’s films, and discussions of his legacy. Presentations of Paul Robeson Awards for Excellence, Political Conscience and Integrity were presented to Dennis Brutus (1989), Sonia Sanchez (1990), Ngugi Wa Thiong’o (1991), Ray, John & Stephen Fadden (1992). The annual programs were:
“Nowhere else in Philly do we get such a wonderful mix of people, voices, and generations, and it is an experience in varieties of personalities as much as in poetry and poetics - everything from uplift to satire, from political protest to personal sorrow, love poems and tirades, trans gression and decorum, the outrageous and the outraged, ranters and restrained formalists, street and academy, perfor mance poets and shy ladies barely audible - pretty much the human spectrum. I loved listening... stayed a while, came back for more. Anyway, it was a great day... Only
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For eighteen years Moonstone produced The Celebration of Black Writing, creating a multi-day festival which featured such notable writers as Sonia Sanchez, Charles Blockson, Charles Fuller, Kristen Hunter, Houston Baker, Rosa Guy, June Jorden, Barbara Chase-Riboud, John A. Williams, Amiri Baraka, Benjamin Quarles, Ann Petry, George Lamming, Paula Marshall, Albert Murry, Dorothy West, John Henrik Clarke, Chinua Achebe, Rita Dove and many more.
death is as great a leveler as Moonstone [Arts Center].” - Eleanor Wilner, author of Tourist in Hell; The Girl with Bees in Her Hair and other books of poetry.
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pairings that create contrasts between styles, levels of experience and the culture of the poets themselves. One of Moon stone’s goals is to investigate how art and society intertwine.
Over the years in Moonstone’s various programs we have had many distinguished writers and historians; however, our objec tive is to support young beginning artists and recognize those from the past who have made exceptional contributions to both literature and history. Perhaps the largest single program was with Gerard Adams, the Irish republican politician who is the president of the Sinn Féin, followed closely by Maya Angelou. We have had two United States Poet Laureates: Daniel Hoffman and Rita Dove; as well as all the Philadelphia Poet Laureates. Pete Seeger was here twice as was Amiri Baraka and Howard Zinn and Nelson George. Our Moonstone Gold Series has presented Major Jackson, Raymond Keith Gilyard, Gregory Pardlo, E. Ethelbert Miller, Stephen Dunn, Samuel Ray Delany, Tim Seibles, Gerald Stern, Afaa Michael
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While we had published the Poetry Ink anthologies since 2005, we did not begin serious publishing until 2014. Since then, we have published over 200 chapbooks and perfect bound books by individual poets and anthologies on social issues as well as poetry forms.
A Tribute to Paul Robeson (1987), The 90th Birthday Tribute to Paul Robeson, The Art of Protest, The Protest of Art, Which Side Are You On: The Artist, The Worker & The Struggle For Freedom, I Shall Be Heard: The Search for Free Expression, View From The Western Shore: Indigenous View of the Quincentenary, Paul Robeson’s 95th Birthday Tribute, Yearning to Breathe Free: Political Asylum in the United States.
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I’d like to believe that art does more than what people see, feel or hear, thus, the philosophy, “art feeds the brain.” When a human being is born a switch turns on and they become learning machines. Everything that happens around them is a learning experience. Our philosophy is based on Progressive Education. The statements below are not direct quotes. John Dewey said, “you do not give someone something to learn, you give them something to do and in doing it they learn.” Elliott Eisner said that; “the arts teaches that there are multiple answers to every question, multiple choice testing teaches that there is only one answer, and that is wrong.” Howard Gardner's theory of multiple
The Paul Robeson Festival led Moonstone to explore the rela tion between art and social activism with programs such as the Betrayed: Violence Against Women, where three poets led an exploration of this topic; Justice Month, with a discussion between Angela Davis and Sister Helen Perjean; The Richard Wright Centennial Celebration with a week of activities with Julia Wright; and Thomas Paine’s Legacy: Three Centuries of Revolution in Philadelphia. This series of programs developed into the Hidden History Project, which looked at people who were important in our history but under recognized in our history books. Hidden History programs have included: Thomas Paine, John Brown, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, John C. Fremont, Martin R. Delany, Ida B. Wells, Lucretia Mott, Margaret Fuller, Harriet Jacobs, Charlotte Forten Grimké, The Underground Railroad in Philadelphia (Robert Purvis, William Still and the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society)
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Due to Covid we were forced to go virtual. I love live events and resisted this, but what it did is turn Moonstone from a Philadelphia institution to an international one. We have had poets who have read from all over the United States as well as Ireland, France, Italy, Russia, Zimbabwe, and Australia. We have published chapbooks for poets from the United States, Ireland, and France. We presented the first youth poet laureate of Philadelphia when
intelligences proposes that people are not born with all of the intelligence they will ever have. To broaden this notion of intelligence, Gardner introduced eight different types of intelligences consisting of: Linguistic (language, poetry), Logical/Mathematical (math), Spatial (design in visual art, finding your way in the woods), Bodily-Kinesthetic (dance, sports), Musical (music), Interpersonal and Intrapersonal (which are reflected in theater), and Naturalist. Gardner notes that the linguistic and logical-mathematical modalities are most valued types in school and society. The arts are the entry to these intelligences. Everyone deserves and needs to be able to express themselves. The arts center believes in diversity, the importance of being around and communicating with a range of communities. We make an effort to being together artists from various communities, our poetry presentations usually present three poets from three different communities: educational, gender, ethnic, religious, etc. How do you communicate, share your experience, get others to understand and feel what you feel? Unfortunately, we tend to narrow our experience as we get older, while it is important that we expand, learn new things, and experience new experiences. This is what art does.
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For our 25th anniversary we reached out to many poets who a read at Moon stone over the years. The anthology includes 300 poets plus 15 “spotlights,” my reminisces on some of my favorite poets. These include poets who have become famous as well as emerging poets, with no overall theme. That is, say what you want, personal or political.
In the journey, we have received various resolutions from the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania for various programs. You will find on our website various tributes from some of the people we have worked with.
For Poetry Ink we put out a call to all poets, they need to sign up, it is not an open reading. We then put everyone in alphabetical order by last name and present them in that order. You do not get to read with your friends or only hear the kind of poetry you think you like, because you do not know what the person before you or after you will be presenting. This brings together a wide ranges of people across all the various categories and gets them to hear a range of poetry beyond what they think they like. Some people stay for the entire program of over five hours and others come for a short time.
For the future, we expect to continue to present poets and other authors as well as to publish their books for the foreseeable future. Our social media handles are:
My word of advice to fellow artists in the country and the world over is:Do what you love. Do what you believe. Be self-sufficient and true to yourself. Do not expect accolades or riches. Thank you!”
she was 13 and a half. She recently graduated from college and we have published her first chapbook.
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For the 25th Annual we were forced to go virtual, so we presented on Zoom for two hours each day for six days. For the 26th annual we will have a live event on Sunday January 8, 2023 followed by a Zoom program on Monday January 9 and extending for as many days of two hour programs as needed.
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all about. Other poems in the collection include:
ii) You because I want to remind people of who is in charge of their lives;
iv) Chocolate I encourage people to know their worth and value;
It should be noted that the poem is just but a glimpse of what my recently launched poetry anthology Profused Feelings is
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The last words I would like to say are we need persistence and patience to walk through everything. Be strong and perse vere always.
The second verse of my poem calls upon people to find joy in each other, not specif ically anybody but rather those we are close to. We should always have inner joy of course, and note that our surround ings also play a major role. However, we should not rely on others, others just add more happiness. As I was writing I was imagining myself in a kitchen—preparing a new recipe. I realised love is the greatest of all things and saw that it is essential so would rather have it in huge amounts just like flour when baking, hence a bucket of love. A cup full of responsibility is like water or milk, it’s necessary for the mixture to create something hence responsibility holds our lives intact. A teaspoon of joy is like salt that is not necessarily needed in larger amounts but at the same time has to be there. Basically, that is joy/happiness. A tapping of honey is the colouring, just like when baking you don’t put too much of it. You need a drop or two and the mixture is good to go, so that is a push. A ‘go for it' or 'just do it’ motivation.
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vii) One and only God to appreciate and know our creator.
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i) A letter from me to you it is a motivational piece;
iii) No to drugs - because drugs are the sucker of life;
v) When I’m gone I encourage people to cherish what or who they have in their lives whilst they can or before it's late;
Given the above-mentioned poems and their brief descriptions, people should know that the inspiration for this anthology is my passion and need to inspire. I have a big heart for people, and I try to see life from anyone’s point-of-view just to pen down something.
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he title of my poem Take Me As A Flower Of Life explores the notion of viewing a person as a plant. There are certain things needed for a plant to grow and this ties to something else I was thinking about when this poem came into being. I was sitting in my room with a blank paper in front of me. Apart from plants, I also longed to write something that included food. This resulted in putting together ideas on how to grow (support) a person with the help of a few ingredients.
vi) To those who are to escape the womb - these are my wise words to the younger ones;
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A cup full of responsibility. Teaspoon of joy. Add a tapping of honey. Provide all positives. I'll shine.
Emphatically, the first stanza has an effect of playing down with words. The words chosen by the poet as part of diction connote the essential ways of living a worthy life. Evidently the poet employs the visual imagery of a smile as a way to symbolize harmony and a friendly atmosphere. Furthermore, by stepping forward to meet a rhyming word "mile" the diphthong that is repeated from the word "smile" one is made to digest these ironic remarks. The smile is explained to be caused by something very afar meaningly to reveal a struggle. The poet is struggling to have happi ness that is symbolized by a smile and a mile is suggestive to compelling the circumstances.
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he title of the poem "TAKE ME AS A FLOWER OF LIFE" in itself is precise and directly predicts the matter at hand. Through the sense that lies on the appropriateness of the title, the motif of life is vitally given. Although the dominant theme is complex, the poet beautifully organized it in short syntax to provide the whole sense of it in a half much detail. To articulate the physical part of the poem, the poet scratches off the elements of happiness, love, humanitarianism, and collaboration. The spiritual being of the poem is to be mentioned below in the same line with effective use of rhyme, diction, conceit, and tone.
In addition, the hyperbolic statement "Is what keeps me alive" is hypersensitive and is directly accusing a reader for failure to serve the possible duties that can result in the betterment of the community. This gross exaggeration of words such depicting the scenario where one is struggling to survive is paradoxically given. The effectiveness of the techniques is that the issue of societal failure in providing for the needy is actually attacked. At this angle the poet
Moving on the second stanza can actually
All in all, the poem TAKE ME AS A FLOWER OF LIFE is a constructive piece of work that have developmental strategies. People truly need one another to grow and to reach their dreams. Surely readers are encouraged to support each other in making good things regardless of gender, race, religion, creed and background. So, to culminate the poet in the last statement speaks of the positives needed by individuals to shine that is to succeed and perform to the best in a way to create a friendly envi ronment. Surely all forms of arrogance, egoism, bias, and pride are being carried out into the dustbin.
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stir debates. This is due to quantities of the components mentioned for example bucket, cup and teaspoons. Questions can actually knock down reader's mind since the poet is basically speaking in favor of love that is alluded by a hyper bole in metaphor. Here the responsibilities are reflected at low scale which stands to mean more love than responsibilities. However, the poet is regarding love for each other as a chief duty for everyone in the creation of a community. There fore, the cup alludes other duties that are necessary for living. The readers, there fore, are meant to comprehend with the idea of unification in making anything for example food. Henceforth, the poem is firmly testifying that collaboration among people leads to success and the better ment of the community
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Furthermore, a well packed second stanza is lyrically rich and stands to mean and culminate the poetic intentions. At this point the tone is driven at certain speed to allow a wide room for imaginations. The poet is now dealing with the specific diction. This is emphatically bringing readers very close to the matter. The obvious ingredients are vitally articulated by the senses. The poet is inviting readers into the kitchen to explain the duties and essence of participating. Blatantly the visuals in metaphor "Pour a bucket of love" is an active voice speaking volumes towards the theme of love. More probably the poet is urging people to care and love each other.
encourages volunteerism, the spirit of helping one another and brotherhood.
In the same vein the poet alludes a hyperbole to speed the intentions. At this point the reader is persuaded to feel the empathy. The poet likens the situation to a plant that is limited to certain elements. Sadly, this creates a scenario where a rose is failing to be colorful due to negligence. So, to speak the personification is effectively sugges tive to a human state. Ultimately humans can live only to full potential if others are supportive, kind, and humane. Surely this stands to nullify the negative impacts of downsizing each other in the community. More probably on this point women still lag behind in the socioeconomic and polit ical organization because they are dispar aged and not supported. To make matters worse, women on themselves are failing to support and empower each other. Surely the poet is calling upon the collaboration and the love for each other.
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By Mike Maggio
"Oh God, let them kill each other," she exclaims. Maybe they'll go away. Maybe they'll disappear.
The son's screaming stops.
"It's all right," she says.
he beasts are lurking outside the door. The children are crying. The mother is trying to calm them down. "It's OK," she says. It's not OK, but she says it anyhow. That's what a mother's supposed to do.
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The mother unbars the door and opens it just enough for the beasts to grab the child. Then the mother hurls the door shut, barring it again and breathing a deep sigh.
The mother tries once again to appear calm. It works for a few seconds, then the anxiety returns in brief, fitful waves.
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The beasts heave themselves against the door. Their bodies thump heavily against the hard thick wood. They want too much, she thinks. Just one more and they'll go away.
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"Just one more," she says, half-pleadingly. It's been going on like this for two days now. "One more."
She doesn't like this one bit, but she has no choice. Her face is drawn. She hasn't slept since the beasts arrived on her doorstep. She is trembling but she tries to appear calm in front of the children. This makes her tremble more.
The oldest child is seven. The mother drags him by the arm. The child struggles to get loose but the mother wins. The other children cringe in the corner.
The beasts are growling. Their voices swell, gruff and ferocious. From the sounds of it, they are growing stronger and more vicious. The mother looks nervously at the children.
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She covers her ears at the son's screams. The other children start to cry again.
Outside, she hears moist, indistinct sounds: chewing, slurping sounds. Then there is snarling. It's always like that: first the killing, then the feeding, then the violence begins. She has come to notice this.
The beasts bellow full force now. She imagines them gathering the frozen wilderness into their lungs and releasing it in one hungry breath. "I've given them everything and still they're not satisfied."
the son's screams die out, and the mother trembles as she hears the feeding resume.
She curls her arms around them. She wants to comfort them. "Shall I tell you a story?" she asks.
The son screams in terror. The mother unlatches the door and tosses him out.
The children are still crying.
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"One day," she continues, "her husband left on the annual hunt."
She drops to the floor.
The mother grabs her son by the shoulders.
"You will save us," she says, putting on a brave face to encourage him. She carries him to the door. "Do it for me. Do it for your sister."
The daughter is whining. She tries to push the mother away, digs taut fingers into her skin.
The daughter squirms in the mother's arms.
"Once upon a time, there was a lady who had ten children..." The fighting stops, and the beasts begin pounding their paws against the door.
The door shudders from the weight of the beasts. The mother wonders how long it will be before they break it down.
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"Then the snows came, and soon everything was covered in a thick white blanket."Ifonlythe blizzard hadn't trapped them inside. If only her husband would come back with help.
The door shakes violently at the hinges.
The children shrink back.
Maybe they'll have pity on him. Maybe they're satisfied and will leave us alone.Then
The mother snatches up her daughter and cradles her. "I'll never let you go," she cries. "Never."
"...and they all lived peacefully in the forest."
The beasts howl vehemently. They know what's inside, and they're gettingTheimpatient.children stare anxiously at the mother.
"What do you want from me?" she shouts. She roams frantically about the room. She clutches the daughter to her breast."What do you want?"
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The door breaks open, and the cold air braces her with its iciness. "And they all lived happily ever after," she cries out. And the beasts rushed in and strapped her down.
There are no more children left.
The mother rocks back and forth. She cries hysterically. "Haven't I given you everything?" she repeats, cradling the daughter between her arms.
If only she could remember how the story ends, she suddenly thinks. She forces herself to concentrate.
She jumps up instinctively: she must do something or she will die. She throws open the door and flings the daughter out to the beasts, quickly slamming it shut and securing it again. She has become an expert at this. She covers her ears. She refuses to hear, but her daughter's screams come anyway. Her body shakes so hard she can hardly stand it.
"Haven't I given you everything?"
The beasts are breaking through the door. The mother is shivering.
Her teeth chatter as she speaks, her voice quivers. "Then she tried to befriend them by giving them scraps from the table."
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Now she detects a rough grinding, a brittle, crunching sound, the snapping of wood.
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"At first, she tried to ignore them."
"Soon after," she recites hesitantly, "some wild beasts arrived on her door step."
The mother is crawling on the floor now. She is looking for a place to hide: in the closet (too risky), under the bed (they'd surely find her there).
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By Catherine Ngazimbi (Woman of Valor)
I felt like the rich man calling out to Lazarus, but to no avail. The struggle was all mine. I had gotten myself down, so I had to get myself up. Slowly and painfully, I crawled back to life. It was no easy feat crawling on one hand whilst the other held my heart, the umbilical cord that linked my soul to my heart barely attached. I crawled back, my eyes shut and my soul oblivious to the million voices which kept throwing unsightly tentacles, pulling me back into the pit.
teeth have the strongest substance in the human body, I'm a living testimony.
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have gone through the school of hard knocks. My heart was once my shield like the brave warrior that mommy raised. I foraged and marched head on towards life. Mommy didn't raise a quitter, did she? My heart was my trophy and I gave it away. It was torn, pierced and crowned with thorns then handed back to me. For a brief moment it had stopped beating, succumbing to the fatal wounds of the world. I think I died briefly and sank down into the myriad depths of Hades. This was the darkest place I had ever been.
Now that my heart had the exclusive job of pumping blood, I discovered a tool stronger than my heart. I discovered that my heart needed an accomplice. I discov ered that my smile could actually hide the pain harboured in my heart. The heart is not the strongest part of my body after all. It has been biologically proven that
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So, dear World, I'm coming, armed - to my teeth. And the interpretation is literal.
My smile creates a powerful facade that no one can uncover without my consent. Only my teeth shall be exposed, my heart is safely hidden - let it pump blood and main tain my body's homeostasis unhindered. When I smile, only my teeth will show. I have built a fortress around my heart; it is too fragile. My teeth can handle the world, I only need toothpaste. My smile will disarm even the strongest warrior and shield my soul. Those who are shrewd enough might peek through my eyes. Only the cleverest observer might see the sorrow that is hidden within the dark pools of my eyes.
The struggle was fierce, but I grew fiercer. Gritting my teeth, I finally reached the top. With trembling hands I placed back my heart into the dark hollow of my soul and it coughed back to life. I gasped then breathed - Ohhh, how sweet!
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Semunhu wenherera, veruzhinji vaindibata neseri kweruoko, kundiita suku nasai zvinova zvakazoita kuti ndinyanyise kufun ganya nekukungura kuti dei vabereki vangu vaiva vapenyu. Ndaigozivei kuti ndaiva nherera ine vabereki vapenyu asi ndaiva mubutiro, ndisina chandaiziva. Usiku hwega hwega ndairota mwana mucheche musikana asina mazino achichema ari mumahombekombe erwizi, zvekuti mhere yake yaiita maungira munzeve dzangu. Iyi ndiyo yainge yava ngwavaira yaiva isina mununuri, ndaive ndisina wekuturira nhamo yangu. Kana vari saambuya vangu, raiva gomo risina ukwiriko. Mamwe mazuva ndairota harahwa yainditi nditevere ndikuratidze kune rukuvhute rwako. Ndaimboedza kusafunga nezvazvo ndichingoti aiva mazihope mupengo. Ndaigonoratidzwa rukuvhute rwangu kupi ini ndainge ndangoyarukira mumaoko aambuya vangu.
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dainge ndava chikomana chati samhukei, chaive chogona kundofudza mbudzi kumapani nevamwe pazvakatangira. Hope dzandairota usiku dzaindivhirin gidza, asi semwana mudoko ndaisanyanyova nehanya nezviroto, chandainyanyokoshesa kutamba nekudya sezvi noita pwere zhinji. Mamwe emazuva ndaimboedza kurond edzera ambuya vangu VaHariputirwe vanova vandaigara navo, nezvehope dzandaigarorota asi vaibva vandijinyura nekuchim bidza. Kunyangwe pandaivabvunza kuti vabereki vangu vainge vadyiwa nei uye vaiva varadzikwepi vaipupa furo nekupopota kuti sei ndaivabvunza mibvunzo yairema kudaro. Dzimwe nguva ndaitukwa kuti sei ndairotomoka semunhu akasutsiwa. Chok wadi vaichiziva uye vaive vakachiti kwede mune yavo hana, asi rinamanyanga hariputirwe mumushunje.
Makore akafamba ndikayaruka kuita jaya ndiina ambuya vangu asi mufaro chaiwo ndainge ndisina, vaisandibata neseri kweruoko asi ndaingonzwa kuti pane zvimwe zvinhu zvainge
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zvakatapudzika mandiri. Upenyu hwangu hwaiva gasva asi ndaisanzwisisa kuti hwaizozadziswa sei, uye nei. Semunhu aisava nemadzisahwira, hapana kana aiziva nezvemhezi yaivavira mumoyo mangu, raingova gangaidza mukwenyi. Zvekupepuka dikita richiti chururu uye hana ichirova wainge watova mugariro weshuro kushaiwa nyanga. Hope dzan dairota dzaiva dzimwechetedzo. Zvainge zvanyanya zvekuti ndaive ndorara mbishi. Ndakaramba ndichingonzi neharahwa iya nditevere ndikapedzisira ndamuka ndikapopota ndigere pasi. Ndipo panda kazorota ndichirondedzerwa mafambiro andaizofanirwa kuita uye zita remumusha maindafanirwa kuzosvikira. Ndakamboita mazuva ndichidzeya ndikapedzisira ndarovera moyo padombo, ndakatozodya iri yegono. Hapana wandaifanirwa kuwoneka, rwaingova rwendo rwandaifanira kuita muchivande. Ndakarongedza zvombo zvangu ndakamirira kuzonyeruka mumuz inda umu husiku. Musi uyu ndakachimbidza kuzvipfigira mugota mangu zvekuti ambuya vakatombobvunza kuti ndainge ndarwara here. Ndaifanirwa kuzonyeruka kana veruzhinji vavata. Dzakandiba hope ndakavarairwa ndikarotazve mwana wandaigarorota achichema, asi musi uyu ainge achiti mweku mweku kunyemwerera akanditarisa achiratidza matadza ainge pasi panyoro. Ndakati kwanyanu ndichipu kuta rusiriri rwainge rwayerera serukova rwakananga munzeve ndiye piku zvombo zvangu. Ndakavhura sasa ruoko ruchid edera, ndaisada kunzwika naambuya vangu avo vaikosora nhando kuratidza kuti vaive vakasvinura. Ndakaramba ndakati tumbi uku hana ichibika manhanga. Chidamakuhwa imbwa yangu yakatanga
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Zvakatora svondo rese ndichingova musango. Ndakazoyambuka rwizi Chimedzamakanda urwo rwaityisa sekurondedzerwa kwandainge ndaitwa. Ndave mhiri kwerwizi handina kuzofamba mutunhu murefu ndichibva ndasangana nemhandara mbiri dzainge dzakatakura zvirongo dzichiridza chikwe-e. Ndaka vakwazisa ndokukumbira mvura sezvo nyota yainge yakwenga pahuro. Ndakati tsina mukombe pamuromo ndokuzotura befu dumbu rati shaku. Ndakavatenda zvikuru ndikavabvunza zita remumusha mandaienda, vakangotarisana ndikabva ndati tsiki tsiki pasi. Ko chikuriro changu ndaiva ndamboswedera pedyo nemhan dara dzakanaka kudai here? Kunyangwe nyama yaive yavota nekuneta, pane zvandainzwa zvandaisagona kunyatsot sanangura. Zvaiita kunge gomo randainge ndakasengedzwa kwemakore ese ainge apfuura raive raturwa, ndakatanga kunzwa kurerukirwa. Ndakasvika mumusha maVaMusiiwa ndikachingurwa nehar ahwa yaive nemusana wainge gangauta. Chiso cheharahwa ichi chaisava chitsva kwandiri. Chembere yaive yakapfunya
kuhukura, payakazoona kuti nditenzi wayo ndiye muswe tsviki tsviki ichidzokera payaiva ivete. Ndakaringa ringa segororo, ndiye nyahwa nyahwa ndichifamba nezvi gunwe kusvika ndabuda kunze kwemusha. Ndakanzunzuta muzvikwenzi, ndaisatya mhindo yainge iriko. Nyika yainge yakati zii pandakarutanga rwendo rwekumazivan dadzoka. Ndakapakasha masango kwemazuva ane chitsama zvekuti muviri wainge zvino waibva nekuneta, kana iri senzara kana yaindibvunza mutupo ndaisadaira, simba rainge rava shoma.
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Vapedza kupfikura vakapukuta misodzi uku vachikwiridzira tudzihwa, vaka simudza zviso, meso akanzi ji-i pandiri. Harahwa iya yakandibata pabende kete neruoko rwainge rune tsinga dzakati tare tare serusungwe ikagadzirisa garahwa rainge ravhara huro panguva yavaipfikura. Yakadonongodza nhoroondo yavo yekusvika pakuchena imvi vasina vana pachibva pangozoita chishamiso chekuti mudzimai wavo akazvitakura akasununguka mapatya. Mapatya awa aiva mukomana nemusikana, mukomana wacho aiva inini. Panguva yekumera kwemazino musikana akanonoka, ini ndikakurumidza asi ndaiva durika. Ndainge ndatanga kumera mazino ekumusoro zvinova zvaisabvumirwa kurera mwana akadero pachivanhu chemudunhu iri saka ndaifanirwa kufa. Nekuda kwekuti hapana ainge aziva nezvechiitiko ichi vabereki vangu vakazofunga zano rekun ditizisa mumuzinda vakanondisiya pane imwe chembere yaigara mitunhu yaiva kure kwazvo.Vakabva vapfuudza hazvanzi yangu vakavanza chiitiko ichi nechem bere dzakanoviga mwana kurwizi. Ruzhinji rwakaudza shoko rekuti ndainge ndafa nenhova, vakanyeperwazve kuti hazvanzi yangu yainge yashaika mushure mesvondo rimwechete nekuti tainge tisina kukamurwa. Rakava gahamadze kune vazhinji. Izvi vainge vazviitira kuti ndizogara umambo sezvo vainge vasina kana rimwe budzi, vaisada kuti umambo hugarwe nemutorwa. Ndakanzwa dzungu kuti dzuwee, kwete nenzara asi nekuda kwenyaya yandainge ndarondedzerwa. Ndakasimuka ndokudzivaira nechivanze mabvi achibonderana seenhenjana ichangoberekwa. Saka zvaireva kuti mazino ndiwo ainge aita kuti hanzvadzi yangu ife pachinzvimbo pangu? Vabereki vangu vainge vakoshesa umambo kupfuura upenyu hwemwanasikana wavo. Ichi chokwadi chaisatambirika nyore sendiro yesadza. Ndakanzwa zibundu kuti ndi-i mumoyo mangu. Ndakazopere kedzwa kurwizi kwainge kwaradzikwa hanzvadzi yangu ndichifunga mashoko ekunotaura paguva rake. Handina kukwanisa kutaura mashoko mazhinji nekuda kwemarwadzo. Ndakafuratira ndichidzungudza musoro misodzi yakajenga mumaziso. Dunhu rose rakazounganidzwa rikaziviswa nezvangu. Rakava jand ikuneka, vazhinji yaingova ganuka umire ronda remumusoro. Pandakagadzwa umambo chivanhu chekuurawa kwevana vaitanga kumera mazino ekumusoro chakabva chaguma zvachose mudunhu iri.
pachigaravakwati ichizungura nzungu yakasimudza chiso asi yakaratidza kuvhunduka patakasanganidzana meso.Takakwazisana tikatora nguva takanyararidzana asi meso avo ane zvizhinji zvaaitaura. Ndakazotsanangura chinangwa chandaive ndafambira asi handina kupedza nekuti vainge vongoti misodzi mokoto mokoto mukadzi nemurume ndikazvishaira pazvo.
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A throne in the quartersservant’s
at dinner time that Jason decided to show up. He found his wife sitting at the table. As he walked towards her, he made a small prayer asking God to pacify the lion spirits in his woman. He went and stroked her hair amorously and further kissed her on the cheek. All she did was stare at him with a plain look. The reaction was good enough for Jason, at least no knives and forks had been thrown at him. Dinner was eaten in graveyard silence with only cutlery dancing in the plates. It was time for dessert, madam boss summoned the maid. She took her time to come out, after a long busy day she wasn't keen on working anymore. The girl in her early twenties came in with saucers and bowls with the sponge cakes and custard pudding. This was the couples'
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She came out of the car and took groceries from the boot before locking all doors. She went through the front entrance and left the parcels in the kitchen. She dreaded to go to the main bedroom, but she had to do it. She opened the door and thank God the bed was spread, not neatly the way she did but it was decent. She went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. "Jason!" The tub had that level line of dirt around it, an unpleasant look for such an expensive jacuzzi. She lashed out of the room looking for the so-called couch potato. She called and called but no one responded. She asked the maid who knew absolutely nothing. Jason knew his wife must have been in the house by now. The only thing left to do was to wait and let her calm down and detox from all the work stress.Itwasonly
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he alarm went off. It was seventeen hundred hours on Jason's phone. The alarm's label read "brace yourself," his wife was about to return home from work. Jason was sitting comfortably in his gazebo surfing the net as usual. The alarm forced him to leave the detached porch, straight to his car parked in the garage. He wanted to have a peaceful moment and avoid the now regular fights with his wife. Ever since Jason lost his job two years ago, there seemed to be no more happiness in the house. Although he regularly got part-time jobs online, the income was just pathetic. His wife was now the higher earner, looking after the family including the husband which didn't sit well with her. In no time, the "nagging" woman arrived and parked in the tarred driveway.
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When he went to the bedroom, his wife had fallen asleep. He quietly rolled into the blankets not wanting to wake her. He rested on his back starring at the ceiling which had wonderful designs he had not taken note of. Towards midnight he woke up and looked at his wife, she looked so
favorite. The pudding was served cold and Jason's wife preferred it hot. She called the maid and scolded her terribly. She stood still and never said a word. Jason's wife was furious she wanted the maid to be courteous enough to explain. She was too tired to speak. She too found the woman's attitude annoying. She rolled her eyes, an action that must have been in response to what was in her mind.
Jason felt belittled, he felt less of a man. He was failing to provide for his family and now his manhood had failed him. He was so hurt! He realised he had lost his position in the house. He dropped a few tears invol untarily, and pulled the quilt on top of the bed. He slept on the couch the rest of the night. His wife needed not serve him with divorce papers, she had made her state ment today. In the morning Jason's wife left earlier than usual. He heard her foot steps as she passed through the lounge and did not say a word to her. As for the maid, she only came out of the servant’s quarters as soon as she was sure her boss had left. She entered the kitchen and found everything in order. Whilst she was still in a state of surprise, Jason came in and told the maid he had done the work for her. He also apologized for the wife's behavior and gave her a pat on her shoulder. This was the pat that raised the maid’s spirits. She felt special. The maid smiled at Jason, giving out an impish smile with her mouth closed exposing the dimples, the deep depressions on her slightly chubby cheeks. Jason was absorbed by the smile in her radiant brown eyes.
Jason's wife slapped the maid so hard that the sound made Jason shiver. That was a level of disrespect she could not tolerate from a mere maid. The maid ran out crying like a toddler. The slap was something she didn't expect. Naturally men have the instinct to protect. He felt sorry for the poor girl but could not rebuke his wife. He knew it would wedge a terrible war between the two. On her countenance he saw a version of her he had never known. He was not at all impressed with his wife's behavior. He had seen this kind of trend for the past few months. He loved her. Love was a powerful force that he could not run away from overnight. He was left with the burden of clearing the plates. He went on to wash the dishes just to avoid going to his bedroom. Subconsciously he did it to cover for the maid. He knew she would get into trouble again if his wife found the kitchen untidy in the morning.
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tranquil and beautiful. A posture totally different to what he had seen earlier. He caressed her slowly and tenderly. She woke up and he kissed her affectionately. He made love to her that night but the woman showed little interest. In fact she never looked at him. Her eyes wandered at the curtains that seemed to be moving. She looked at him and bluntly asked if he was done because she needed to close the window he had forgotten.
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Towards lunchtime, the maid prepared a wholesome lunch for the man of the house. Jason was sitting in the lounge watching TV. This time the maid did not set the table as usual. She went into the lounge, pulled a stool and placed it in front of him. She went out and came back with a tray of food and juice which she carefully put on the stool. She went back to fetch a dish, jug of warm water and a dish cloth hanging on her shoulder. She knelt before Jason and asked him to wash his hands. As he was washing he began to notice the woman's impeccable beauty. Moreover he noticed the fullness of her bosom in the uniform. The buttons showed that they had been forcibly closed. He took the dish cloth from the maid's shoulder still staring at her. She looked up at him and felt his strong gaze, she smiled at him with those milky white incisors and canines lined in perfect order. He smiled back and she began to feel shy. She looked away and handed him the plate. He felt like a king. His wife had never knelt before him, let alone called him "baba" like the maid did. She stood up and he could not help it but accompany her with his eyes as she left.
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the room. Jason saw a snake, a brown house snake slithering towards the chest of drawers, in an attempt to hide. Jason laughed and went outside to fetch a bough. He tossed the snake out of the room and crushed the snake's head with the help of a few rocks. It seemed so effortless for him. All this happened while the maid was still standing on top of the bed. Jason went back and assured the maid that the snake was dead. "It was just a house snake, normally unharmful," Jason said. The maid could not believe the story Jason told. To her any snake was just dangerous. Jason told her that it was okay to come down but she shook her head, she was traumatized. Jason took her hand and helped her down. They stared directly into each other's eyes, she gave him a seductive look. Jason this time could not control himself. He gazed at the woman not seeing the uniform anymore. One thing led to another. The next thing he was lying next to the maid in a single bed that had nothing special about it. No fragrant scented sheets or baby powder smeared over them. The linen was plain with the smell of cotton starch that had been burnt with the regular iron. The smell somehow enticed the man, repeating what he had done over and over
Temptation had knocked on the door of Jason's brain. He ate his food, left the lounge, went outside and sat in his favorite spot in the gazebo for a while and then dozed off. He was awaken by a scream that seemed to come from the backyard. He hurried off to check what it was. He knocked on the maid's door, but she did not respond. He kicked the door open and found her standing on top of the bed. She was running out of breath and all she could do was point towards the corner of
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following weeks it became routine, helping the maid with chores and later sneaking into her quarters. Jason would spend the rest of the day there. It was a different experience with the maid. He had the initiative and appreciation. "Maita Mwendamberi," she would never miss a day without saying it. Jason had found his dominion. He decided to go back to his
The following day Jason and the maid never went to their usual joint. They were now daring enough to chill in the main bedroom enjoying an afternoon snack. Jason's wife had lost interest in her husband, but seeing him lose interest as well kind of pained her. Those scars and their positioning made her worry more. She came up with number of assumptions and most of them terrified her. She spent an unproductive day at work. On that fateful day Jason's wife returned home earlier to fetch an important file. When she opened the door, she saw the shock of her life. The maid lay like a queen on her bed resting her head on her husband's chest, the chest that belonged to her. The scars she saw on his neck were repulsive to her, but to him they were engravings of love. The scars were the maid’s teeth. The man she reduced to nothing had found comfort in the rags she saw in the maid.
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Jason's wife no longer found any chaos when she came home. No more dirty tub or an untidy bedroom. The maid now confidently entered the matrimonial bedroom and did all the tidying while the "king" looked on. Jason never bothered his wife at night ever again, always sleeping like a well fed baby. His wife began to worry. This wasn't like Jason. He always worshipped at her altar and now the narrative had changed. She woke up and looked at her husband. He looked so handsome under the dim lamp. She moved closer with the intention of lying on his chest. There! She spotted the scars on her husband's neck. She wondered how he had gotten them. She pulled back, it was disgusting in her sight. She tried to sleep and forget about it, but she could not ignore what she had seen. She wanted to wake him , she really did. Something was just odd about those scars. She wanted answers but she was a proud woman, after all Jason was the major reason for most of her stress and bitterness. She let it slide.
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bedroom as a cover up for his dubious acts. He knew it would become another issue if his wife reported him to relatives that he had vacated the main bedroom. She was the one who had hurt him, but he knew she would naturally get backup. She was so conniving and could come up with a story that could boomerang back to him. The maid now enjoyed the view of the bruise like marks on her body. It was a unique work of art to her. She was in love with her boss. One afternoon Jason sneaked in again. The usual happened. This time it was different, the maid reached a level of climax she had never known. In excitement she dug her teeth deep into Jason's flesh. The man felt a piercing feeling in his neck, but he loved it. It was a beautiful pain. He was left with a print of the girl's dentals, like the maid he too admired the work of art .
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Apa ndaitaura ndisina kumira, ko kuti ndaive pachiteshi chem abhazi here? Ndakatoona, aikaka shasha haisati yatopedza neni, ini gegege semunhu aripachibhorani. Uyu aitoda nezvangu, apa
Nyaya yacho haisimbori nyaya hombe zvayo. Zvakafamba seku daiso, nezuro zuva parakangoita serobva kuna mai waro ndakaf unga kumbopedzera shungu dzangu mukudzingirirana nemhepo. Hameno zvazvinongoita so, ndakazongobatwa nemweya waPaul Railton asi kungoti ndaitongorova zvangu footron iyoyo nekastep kemaHomo Sapiens sapiens, bvunzai Charles Darwin ndiye anon yatsoziva kuti chikwata ichochi chainyatsofamba sei. Mhanza mambure, haurege kudzibata hove, ichocho chakandidzinga mumba ndichocho chakandisanganidzana neyangu manna mukanzira kanoenda kumaShops. Ndakatarisa tarisa mberi, shure kurudyi kuruboshwe fanika ndaive ndotamba mutambo wechin yakare wevechidiki. Izvo zvipiko ndaida kutiza kuita semuSamaria wakanaka nekuti kwandaive ndabva kwaive kwakafinyama, baba vekwangu vaive vandivhurira hombe. Ndakangoti manna yangu pfeee mumbudu, ndikati nechemumoyo, mudzimu waro bonga.
Kupi kwacho kwandakambosvika, ndakaita mahwekwe newepamoyo, chiso chake chaive chakaburuka nechomumoyo ndikati 'pane zvavhiringa chete.' Ndakatomboda kuseka ndichigaya kuti zvimwe aive awirwawo neManna sezvo aifamba akatarisa pasi achikwenya demhe rakhe raive richipenya kunge chirin gazuva chadzvokorana nezuva. Sevanhu vaive vamuka vari kudivi reruboshwe remubhedha ndakangoti, muSamaria nemuJudha havambofi vakadyidzana. Ndakanzwa moyo wangu uchiti dai ndirini zuva ndatosheedza chikwatamabwe chawedzera kupisa mhanza iyo. Ndakazongomunzwa achiti, "Maswerasei Mai Chipo". Izwi riye raive ramboshanya ndakarinzwa kuti raive radzoka. Nezwi rekubhohwekana ndakangoti, "Ndaswera maswerawo Baba Chipo, makey ndasiya pasi pechimeti".
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amwe pavaichema vachiti maHorror, ini ndaitonzwa zvangu kuti denga razaruka. Ipo papi pacho paraizoramba kuzaruka ini ndaive ndaubata waEsther mutsanyo. Eheka hazviuyi zvisina miedzo asika sewenyama anofamba pamweya ndakaimba chakakundwa satan.
Iniwo ndakamutarisa neziso rinotaura, apa akaudzwa makobvu nematete. Kusvika ndakazoti nezwi repamusoro, "Asikana siyanai neni, munhu wenyu mazino haana kana yegupuro kutaura kudai. Imbori mariiko uyezve ndeyeyi?"
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Ndakaona dikita kuti chuchuchu, ini aikaka bho "Matsamwirohere? ako mukadzi wangu mmmmm anonyudzisa". Aingotenderera apa dzangu pfungwa dzaive kuna Mai Methuselah. Ndakanyebedzera kuisa maoko mumbudu kungoda kunzwa chete kuti manna iya how far?
"Bodo mudiwa, haaa haasi munhu akakosha kudarika iwe...", asati apedza kudaira yakarira zve, ndichibva ndaibvuta "Johnndokuidaira.wanditi
ndimire pabhawa rekwa Anthony urikuuya nemari yangu, uchiripi nanhasi? Zvekundijairira ndakakuudza kare ndinokuputitsa, jairira mukadzi wako kwete ini..."
Handina kumboti bufu semunhu aivira zvake nechiitiko chaive chaitika kumba pakati pangu naye. Akapukuta ziya riya nekunze kwechanza chake ndokumira sekomichi yeputugadzike, ndiye, "Mari iya yarasika".
ndaitovira zvangu neshungu saJesu paakapinda mutemberi akarova vanhu. Ah ndakariridza rekwaMai Azuka zitsamwa rechomumoyo, ndobva ndangoti chibopo changu tsiii, ndokucheuka ndakaisa muromo mumhuno semucherechedzo wehondo yaidai kuvapo. Apa kwani, ndaive ndakanuna zvangu, usatambe nemanna.
Ndakaseka chikwee chaive chizere natswatu waro. Ndokumuti, "Ipi mari iwe wati hauna mari makuseni?"
buda kuuya kuno kumaShops".
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Ndakaseka ndichirovanisa maoko, neche pasi pasi pemoyo ndikati, tsvatu waro nemasurprise ako. Ipapo nharembozha yake yakabva yarira ndokubva amboedza "Asikusaidaira.ndiMarwei
Rume rakatura befu ndikafunga kuti apa ndazove shirikadzi hapachina wekufema wasara paneumwe wangu. "Mai Chipo, Mai Chipo..,” Akadaro akatsikitsira pasi semwenga. “Haikona kupota uchitsamwa kudaro mukadzi wangu..."
"Haa Mai Chipo, iwe ndiwe uchanyeperwa here mukadzi wangu..?”, akadaro nekazwi “....kenyengeso,ndakanganwa kuti ndandichitamba hangu, wanted to surprise you pandato
kani waurikutya kudaira ndiende zvangu kwandirikuenda unyat somudaire zvakanaka?"
Akatora mbozha nhare iya zvechisimba ndokukakama achiti, "Wangu wangu mazino, mira ndiuye kani wangu".
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"Iwe Thomas muudze kwawairara mazuwa mashanu adarika mhani... l want my Rumemoney"rakagara pasi ndokungotanga kuti, "Haaa hazvichinabasa mai mwana, mazino"
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"Mandityisa tenzi wangu, ko mabva nepiko nhai? Hapana hapo chakaipa "
Kwakapera mazuva anechitsama ndisati ndasangana nemurumewo mumoyo ndaingoti pandinomuona chokutanga kubvunza zita rake uye kwaaigara. Sokuziva kwandakanga ndaakuita sango iri hapana panda kanga ndamboona paigara munhu zvakadzoka zvondipa mubvunzo wokuti uyu waiva munhu here kana kuti dzangaradzimu. Mazuva haana kumira kufamba asi garamasango harina kuonekwa ndichibva ndafunga kuritsvaka. Ndakakwira pamusoro pechikomo ndine chivimbo chokuti ndichaona utsi sezvo kwaive neguti asi hapana chandakaona kusvika nzara yati gogoi. Ndakasimuka ndoti ndiende ndopandakanzwa zwi riya randaitya semare ndichibva ndatsvedza kubva padombo randainge ndimire ndichindoti
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Kutaura idi ndakabvuma zvangu asi wandaitaura naye raive garamasango chairo, paiva nemutinda werume waityisa kana kuramba wakatarisa, ndakaitira kuti zvindibve nokuti umwe moyo waiti ndikaramba ko ndikad imurwa musoro.
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Takafamba rwendo rwose kubva kutsime kuenda kwandaigara pasina kana wataura neumwe.
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wakapera mazuva mazhinji ndisina kumboona murumewo kusvika ndatofunga kuti ndakaona zvinhu. Rimwe zuva ndichibva zvangu kundovhima, musi uyu ndainge ndauraya mhembwe ndiri munzira ndokuteuka kuti ndainge ndasiya chirongo patsime nokudaro ndaka tora nzira yaienda nokutsime asi ndasvikapo ndakaona zvakarema kuti mhembwe kumusana chirongo mumusoro ndichibva ndangotora chirongo ndoenda ndisina mvura asi ndisina kure kwandaenda ndakanzwa izwi rinamahon'era raiita kunge richazungunusa pandakanga ndimire,
"Zvakaipa here kana ndikakutakurirai usavi hwenyu nhai watenzi vangu?"
"Maitabasa manditakurira usavi hwangu, madii machingogara ndakugo cherai zvakwavira kudai", ndakadaro ndovhunira tsotso mumoto kubatidza mitanda yakanga yoda kudzima. Ndakataura izvi nomoyo waiti dei akaramba akaenda asi hazvina kuita saizvozvo. Garamasango wakagara nyama ikagochwa ikadyiwa pasina kana wataura rimwe. Pashure mweni wangu wakaoneka ndokuenda ini sare ndotura mafemo somunhu wanga achidzinganiswa. Ndokuzofunga pava paya kuti ndainge ndakanganwa kubvunza zita uye kwaigara mweni wangu.
"Ndizvo zvazvinofanira kuita".
njooo zasi kwaro. Ndakamuka nokukasika ndokuti,"Masikati" ndichizunza mashizha pamatebwe angu.
"Munengendoti, mune nyaya huru, madii kuuya kwandinogara? Ndakabaya mhembwe zuro tozogocha hedu tichidya nyaya.
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"Nokuti ndiri muranda wenyu".
"Masikati, ndinourombo kana ndakuvhundusai. Hechi chokudya, ndaanenguva ndichikuonai mugere pano. Asi mune musungo wamakateya?" Ndainge ndave nenzara yechokwadi nokudaro ndakangoti bu bu bu ndokuhetura ndiro yomuti yaiva nechiropa chemhembwe chakange chagochwa nomoyo unoda ndokuti tsina ndonyaradza rakanga rongazvura mudumbu mangu. Ndakazosimudza musoro ndokuwana garamasango akanditarisa achiyeverwa nenzara yangu. Ini ndokuchiti hoyu mukana chiregai ndichiziva zvandafambira.
"Dei zvainzarwo tose tingadai tirimadzishe. Asi handizvo, vokuimba youshe vacharamba vari isu varanda ticharamba tiri.
"Zvakanaka mondoina ndauya”. Akadaro okwira nechikomo.
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Zvechokwadi chibhende chakaramba kutamba mumusoro mangu ndichibva
Hapana kwataienda, hapana chandainzwisisa pazvose zvaitaurwa, asi ndakaenderera mberi ndoti.
"Sei mune rukudzo kunda iri murupeto seni kudai"? Ndakatanga ndichidaro ndichigashidza ndiro kumwene wayo.
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"Sokuziva kwangu pandakapinda musa ngo muno makanga mava muno kare zvakare ndisati ndaziva kuzviraramira maiuraya mhuka muchuya nadzo kudumba kwangu saka nhasi monditi mukuru sei?"
"Wandiona kare zvichireva kuti unogara pedo pano, nhasi ndinopaona chete paanogara”. Izvi ndaitaura ndoga ndimire munyasi medombo asi kwakava kupedza nguva kunyenga wakadhakwa ndakambeya chikomo chose kudakara makumbo orwadza ndikati handina kusiya ndapisa musha nechomumoyo ndichingoti iri igaramasango chairo.
"Muchirevei?"
"Ndisati ndatanga nyaya yangu, mazofamba zvakanaka here nhai Hwiza?" Izvi zvakandivhundutsa zvekuti, pakuti ndidavire ndakaramba ndakangoti murimo segatawa ndakangodaro. "Ndafamba zvakanaka", ndakazopindura pava paya.
"Nokuti muri mambokadzi wedunhu redu"
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"Mungazivewozvesango".
"Hongu ndini zvakare ndine urombo ndiyo chete nzira yandakawana yokuti musazoyeuka suo reninga, izvi ndaiitira kuti musazodzokera kumusha kwenyu uko babamunini venyu varikufunga kuti makadyiwa nezvikara
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"Bva zvakanaka ini ndinonzi Garamasango, zita iri ndakaripiwa nambuya venyu musi wandapinzwa musango rino nambuya venyu vandinunura kuna babamunini venyu Tirivangani. Vaiti wave garamasango sezvo usin gachadzoki kumusha kusvika ndatumira muzukuru wangu kwauri, zvis inei ndakagara zvangu kusvika musi wamauya. Ndakaona kuti maiva mudiki chaizvo ndikaona kuti ndizviratidze kwamuri maizogara muchitya nokudaro ndakakuunzai kuimba yandaigara ini ndokugarira kure, ndaiziva kuti maizotya kugara neni sezvamuchiri kungoita nanhasi. "Heya ndiwe wakabanha gotsi rangu ndichangopinda muninga".
Zvandakasvika kumba chakava chipatapata nhaka yemakonzo ndoti ndika sire moto uite marasha mweni wangu asati auya, ndainge ndaparadza nguva ndichitsvaka zvandisina zera nazvo asi panguva yakazosvika gara masango imwe nyama yainge yatoibva tichibva tachingotangisa kudya.
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here kuti sei babamunini Tirivangani vachida kundiuraya?"
"Mambo waani? Sokuziva kwangu mudunhu medu hamuna mutongi", ndakapindura nehasha. Ndakanga ndisinganzwisisi kwaienda nenyaya kubva patakatanga kutaura.
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"Musatsamwa zvenyu mukuru wangu, ndinoziva kuti hapana chamuri kunzwisisa chiregai ndichiti nomo nomo. Tarisai bakatwa riri muchiuno menyu iro rine mufananidzo wemoyo, ndiwo mitupo wenyu. Nhasi uno munonzi vokushaya mutupo nokuti bakatwa iroro ndiro mhiko yomutupo wenyu. Rakanyangarika pakaurawa sekuru vababa venyu nanhasi mainzi hamuna mutupo uye umambo.
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Ndakangogutsurira musoro nechomumoyo ndichiti, yakwana nguva yekuti sezita rangu ndichibhururuka asi ndiri murima. Rwendo runo handina mambava machena, ndine matsvuku akakunda ropa pacharo. Gadzirira Tirivangani chawakadya chamuka, wakadya nyemba zhinji uchikanganwa kuti uchada mvura. Nhaka rinoparuka dumburo ukademba vakaenda kare.
"Zvino richauya riini zuvaro richadurwa rungano?"
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"Zvino ambuya vakariwanepi?" Ndainge ndoda kuti nzwisisei kwakananga nyaya.
"Manzwire andakaita, sekuru venyu vakafa baba venyu ichisvava chaiyo sare vorerwa nambuya venyu chete. Zvinonzi mukukura baba venyu vairotswa nokudaro vakakwira mugomo rimwe zuva vave namakore gumi okuberekwa dzokei vane bakatwa iri. Mbuya venyu vairiziva nokudaro vakaritora vakarichetera kana baba venyu vazokura asi sokuziva kwenyu sekuru venyu vaiva nebarika. Pakawanikwa bakatwa iri Tirivangani waivapo zvakare waidawo ushe zvakakonzera kuti auraye vabereki venyu, waida nemi wacho asi matenga akaramba".
"Awo ndamanzwa ko iwevo, waiva nedaka rei navaTirivangani?"
"Sokutaura kwandamboita, Tirivangani ndiye mhondi yevabereki venyu. Kuti asabatwa pane waifanira kubatwa nokudaro wakan dituma nechikafu chaiva nemuchetura kundopa vabereki venyu. Pazvakashata wakanongedza ini asi mbuya venyu vaiziva mhandu vachibva vondivanzarika vaine tariro yekuti ndichakubatsirai kupa nhoroondo kuvapenyu rimwe zuva".
"Kana imi monzwa kuti yakwana nguvayo, bva ngarufambwe mambokadzi wangu".
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Asi ukatya kuvava kwokuvira kwayo, tine chirongo Zvose ne mukombe, heyo ka mvura yomutsime Unotozvipira, wozvisarurira chingave chirariro Mwanangu kukuzivisa upenyu
Tenda pashoma, pashoma paungawana Zviro agamhinha afamba hazvienzani na Tigere Wodya cheziya, kubvumira choga chinoti chako Icho chimwango chokukumbira hachingapedzi ndima Nekuti chava chigondora chava chimombe chinozvifurira Mwanangu Kukuzivisa upenyu
UpenyuKukuzivisa
Worega ka kuvata ne zamu mukanwa Hupenyu hakuna chodanwa chomahara Zve hakuna mukuyu unovinga shiri Mbavha yakafiremo mumaoko avanhu Tarira anoti iwe rima ndiye wako, akuti ugozodya Mwanangu kukuzivisa upenyu
Zvino sasvipa husvusvu hwebota Mwira mvura usafe nenyota Mangwanayo kune gobvu chibataura Asi hero unozvipa woga, uchatoseva wega Nekuti ane maoko maviri haatsvi nenyemba Mwanangu kukuzivisa upenyu
WORDS IN VERSE IV:
Tazvipira hedu zvezuva rimwe hatingadziroti Ungachema asi mapfumo haangawiri pasi Zamu ungarida here ihwo uriri unove piriviri? Zvobvira here kukupamha yo mhiripiri? Mwanangu kukuzivisa upenyu
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Kukuzivisa chigeremo munyika Inini tana, kubva zvino chindirega kundiyamwa Matadzo heyo amera mazino zvingadai ukandiruma... Ipo panyama nhete ndinoteta, kuve nechironda panyatso Mwanangu kukuzivisa zvigeremo munyika
Husiku Kumusorohunotagadzikeko pfuko
BrendonBy Chipandara aka Goofy chipz
Aoona wava mhandu Ukangoti tendeu Akutsvaga chikwama chemunhu Maziso ake anoona bengi pamunhu Mwoyo wake wakazara ruchiva kudarika Rwepfambi yemunhu
Haaone munhu Anoona zvinhu Pasina zvinhu zvemunhu Haaone uremu hwemunhu Kungomupa chinhu Anoona ChingomubatiraJesu
WORDS IN VERSE IV: NHETEMBO
VERUCHIVA
Anodisa kugamuchira zvinhu zvemunhu Asi haape munhu chinhu Mwoyo wake unopisa akasapihwa chinhu Akabirwa chinhu anoshuwa kuuraya munhu Anonyengera vanhu Haana zvinhu zvinoratidza kuwana kwake semunhu Kunyepa neunyengeri ndomutupo wake semunhu Meso ake anoenda enda sembatya yakubvaruka Nekutipamunhundiwo hunhu hwenhubu.
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1. Believe in the Lord Jesus.
Apostle Nokuthula Zhungu says it well in the foreword when she says this book is a must read for both Christians and none Chris tians due to the fact that it does not only talk about Salvation but it also talks about how to grow in your Christian walk as a born again believer, how to live as a Christian and also the importance of renewing your mind.
The bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 6:2 that now is the accepted time and now is the day of salvation, so do not wait any longer to make your life right with God. Do it now, do it today.
Our mission is to publish the power of poetry and promote other forms of Art by creating a sustainable workstation for artists, to fully connect with each other and the world at large.
HOW TO JOIN main vhs THE GROUP
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VISION
The Hundred Sailors is an organization founded by Takudzwa Chikepe and has become a home to many -- different -- artists from different geographical locations etcetera. As they say; “love knows no boundaries,” so the same can be said about art, as strangers have become one, all in the spirit of art. The group carries a few handfuls of members, pocketful of souls and bucketful of love and the zeal to support the vision will mean that by the time we reach the end of the tunnel, the light will be held by many hands. The Hundred Sailors has different groups namely; VaChikepe and The Hundred Sailors, The Sailors Club, The Sailors Review Team (in charge of The Sailors Review which comes out fortnightly begin ning), The Sailors Music Collection and also The International Sailors Affiliates.
As regards subscribing and being part of The Hundred Sailors, new and existing members should each aim at paying USD24 for 2022. Starts with a deposit of USD6 or USD12 at first then consistently and flexibly paying USD2 at the start of each month. The required subscription fee is not for The Trust Fund board, but for The Hundred Sailors as it gives us the financial muscle to tackle any challenge which may be dressed in the costume which we may refer to as ‘need.’
WHAT IS THE HUNDRED SAILORS?
Grooming world class artists through appreciating poetry and other forms of Art.
MISSION
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For us there is first priority placement to opportunities that arise e.g being given the first chance to perform throughout in-house or external functions hosted or graced by us as the Hundred Sailors ensemble.
As subscribed Sailors we have our works marketed regularly through the Sailors Review and other avenues.
There are synergistic benefits of belonging in an estab lished Poetry, Music and Arts ensemble. 1+1=3 which is what synergy is and 1+1=1 which is a meeting of our minds on all Art works.
BENEFITS OF SUBSCRIBING TO THE HUNDRED SAILORS TRUST FUND
For more information contact Brian Tawanda Manyati on +263 772 815 211
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In each year we have anthologies published through Publisher T.P Chikepe (Pvt) Ltd and it is us the subscribing Sailors that are prioritized.
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Our published Poetry and Articles are edited and proof read.
chance to be on international tours and to mix with Artists of resonance.
Raise our artistry skills bar by participating in regular in-house and outdoor competitions amongst fellow subscribed Sailors. Being a subscribed Sailor is also an entry point to trainings and seminars whenever arranged by the Hundred Sailors Trust
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Building artsists with humility, transparency, teamwork and trust.
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