My Madiba #2 (Repost with recording)

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My Madiba #2 (Repost with recording)

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

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Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2014-01-24 08:50 AM

MY MADIBA #2
28 December 2013

http://soundcloud.com/diana-van-den-berg-2/my-madiba-2

Dawn of emptiness . . .

For a long time
we felt you slipping
into restless rest
and we felt your pain
and frustration
and your strength
as you held on
for all of us

and selfishly
we wanted you
to hang on forever . . .
not to go . . .
we believed
you could never die . . .
that somehow
your strong body
battered for twenty-seven years
would revive
that we would hear your
unique beloved voice
again
and that laughter . . .
oh, that laughter
that could turn
a thunderstorm
into a sunny day.

Oh, what are we going to do
without that laughter
and that smile
that united
the universe?

Owl

secondhanddreampoet
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since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

1 posted 2014-01-24 03:19 PM

another effective tribute to a grand-fine human being.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2014-01-24 04:04 PM

Thank you, Bruce.

Owl

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2015-09-03 09:44 PM

fine writing of a hard situation...james

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

4 posted 2015-09-04 12:43 PM

Well done Diana. Hope all is well. I missed you here. Jo

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2015-09-04 08:01 AM

Thank you, James.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2015-09-04 08:03 AM

Thank you, Martyjo, for your kind words. Yes, all is well, more or less, just very busy. I hope you are fine too.

jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

7 posted 2015-09-04 04:38 PM

Ah, a reading with passion and meaning.

I don't often listen to author's renditions of their poetry - or others' readings of another's poetry because they mostly do it with out any passion or meaning at all and do it in a whiny, sing-song (for lack of better words att) manner ...

Your reading of this piece, however, was excellent.

j

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

8 posted 2015-09-04 06:52 PM

Thank you, Jimmy, for your really lovely reply. I am happy that you liked my reading of this poem.

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