RHYME UPON A TIME 

I know little of this paradigm In crisis times I rhyme Maybe inherited talent Or in expression of community latent But it flows unbidden...

He is only four Lives at the door Of him who provides the food He keeps asking me for (Already times four) Because he also said 'no more'...

Hold to the old truths much Your standing and sitting and such Stick to what you know of the best Silence rather than slander test ...

Bly maar die ou waarheid benut Ken jou opstaan en jou sit Bepaal jou by jou doen en late Swyg maar liewers ten kwaad prate Kwel jou met...

It harbours cold, the air The cushion and the pillow share The blanket feels a little spare Woven with perpetual bare The light...

So here I am rhyming again An obsession since I don't know when But it will often come at me in a rush Like when covering a canvas with a...

We are responding to a harsh setback Generosity once more succumbs to lack Sincere promise and pledged assistance Mirage and fool's gold...

When giving, who are you withholding from When sharing - whom turn away, who can come? Must that someone look like you? Who must they pay...

Happy Mothers Day if yours was a star If not, well Happy Survivors Day, Bra And blessings and a grateful hurrah To whomever show'd you...

'It's fine to dream' She comforted 'Make sure your scheme Is comported If not for team It's distorted - Both curd and cream The winining...

As we have learned at the Foundation It takes all kinds, the composition of a nation Though somehow we have been remarkably blessed In...

There is such news amongst the Housing Insecure Much cause for worry 'bout the noise they hear Like the closure of Safe Space One And the...

Would you only give generously Where giving is perceived a due Determine individual worth, and casually According to who deserves true ...

I don't believe in arguing Versions of narrative Go ahead be disregarding Give body to your subjective Parade proudly your prejudice...

'It's Labarang!' you'd hear the Christians say Excited like it was THEIR special day With atheist and sheep from flock astray Celebrate...

Attending to the call to serve The hot reply in vein and nerve Bears not race or gender bias Silent serf to demands pious Asks not for...

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