Die Vreemdeling (The Stranger)
Vir jare het ek gewonder oor dit wat ek sien Ek het haar vir ‘n tyd nie herken nie Sy was ‘n vreemdeling So jonk en bitter diep seer Die lewe het goed met haar geremoer Vir haar was […]
Tandem Blog
Another Year, Another Shot At It
“Every day. Every week. Every month. Every year. It’s a chance to wipe the slate clean and start again. Or continue from where you left off. “
Said Is Dead
Said I’d have you forever
Said you’d never let go
Said you’d hurt me never
Said our life would grow
Beauty Beyond Bounds
Glancing at the mirror Looking back at me Something I couldn’t fathom Something that was never me
The Young and the Restless
“Change in a South African context has always come about with the assistance of students. Student uprisings are part of the South African historic quilt (and what a colourful quilt we have).”
Smackdown!
This week’s tandem title is “Smackdown!” I am a Capetonian. This is a conversation I hear many-a-time. It is a reality not just for Cape Town…but globally. It takes one person to make a difference. Nothing is impossible. It’s time for a change. The change starts with us.
Extra Fries
“…you morph into
A little bit of heaven
I can only handle so much of you…”
Because I Gave You My Word
“Because I gave you My Word
You will stretch forth
In victory”
Never Stop…
Often times when life sucks magnificently
Triumph is waiting in the wings
To succeed that which drags us down
To cause our hearts to once again sing””
Hell Hath No Fury…
Atop the mighty mountain
Along the flowing streams
I followed my ideal
Of what I thought was you