Thursday, May 04, 2006

soos 'n dagga zol

soos ‘n dagga zol

Jy rol my op
tussen jou lippe
soos jy ‘n dagga zol
oprol
-so pynlik perfek
en stadig-

-Jy suig aan my-
rook walm
vir rook walm
rol jy my
om en om
binne jou

Jy oorweldig my
met jou vermoë
om my
oor en oor
te laat voel soos ‘n dagga zol
-wel wardeerd-


written by Martie Jones, Brits. I am not exceptionally good in Afrikaans, but this is amazing and we definitely need more of our indigenous writing.

u and i are like the crescent moon
under the early autumn nite sky…
shaded incomplete, deceitful in appearance…


rusty red moon – beautifully imperfect,
giving the impression that it never should
have been round, white, nor full…

written by mosadzi-Rose. Some relationships are not ideal, but still beautiful in the way they are.