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Poetry

The Allure of Geography

Posted on 04/14/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

In a world where maps roll and fold,Barbed wire catches tales untold.Geography’s allure is an upland,Lines drawn by a man’s hand.Why not make borders more bold!...

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A Child in Pain

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

It takes avillage to raise a child,the proverb says. To hear a child’s pain,sight and touch are senses to use in a deaf worldwhere no-one has bandwidth to...

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Chasing Totality

Posted on 04/09/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

Can a poem repeat itself?Humanity as an uncountable nounHumanity as an uncountable noun and a state of being humanHumanity as an uncountable noun, a state of be...

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“Everything must be carried to term before it is born. To wait with deep humility and patience for the hour when a new clarity is delivered: that alone is to live as an artist, in the understanding and in one’s creative work… These things cannot be measured by time, a year has no meaning, and ten years are nothing” — Rainer Maria Rilke

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