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03 Monday Nov 2014

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Be prepared for reality

By Adrina Smith on November 1, 2014

Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase

This book will take you on a quest for actuality. I was simply drawn in from the page to the last. The descriptive and narrative steps taken to absorb the reader with the simplicity of survival but embarks on the empowerment through slavery and civil rights.

The hardship detailed from Knox Mahlaba, who has loved, lost, rebuilt and matured through obstacles.

Favorite quotes:
“Freedom a costly preoccupation, using the past to shepherd the future.”
“Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument”

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02 Sunday Nov 2014

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Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

puddles

19 Sunday Oct 2014

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Enthralled by her footsteps
Captivated by her words
Words spoken in honesty
Depicted by her poise
Her voice a mystery
Wanting to read her
Like Stevie Wonder would….

Excerpt from Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

caught forever

16 Thursday Oct 2014

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Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Escaping tradition
Running away from responsibility
Only to be caught
By a greater responsibility
Chiseled by a quarry
Bathed in salty water
Seasoned by kelp banished to an island
Never forgetting
No man is an island
Even royalty
Heeding a calling
Caught forever
The trap Sisulu’s making
Tightened by Tambo
The nation falling onto the safety net
Thank you Madiba….

Excerpt from Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

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the present

10 Friday Oct 2014

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“Emerging from the east
Each rising of the Sun
Bringing a possibility of punishment
Chinese water torture
Only without the water
Droplets of memory falling onto your lap
The constant splatter annoying
Looking at a semblance of a life
Particles of joy leaving you glistening with satisfaction
Surrounded by murky waters
Tortured by destiny
The circumstances an unwilling servant
Executing heavenly orders
Nearly killing a weaker man…”

an excerpt from The Present,

a poem in Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

Author of Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

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I am a reluctant writer

10 Friday Oct 2014

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Born in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, I am a reluctant writer.

A former copywriter who turned to poetry.

Writing has always been a hobby that became a copywriting job and ultimately I now write for a greater purpose.

The main reason I write poetry is to highlight the numerous conundrums that life offers.

All I do is relay life’s questions to the reader to provoke thought or possible answers.

I also driven to write because I think as African people we should take the lead in defining the African experience, play an active role in shaping future generations and express the African perspective..

knox mahlaba

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