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The Ocean Stirs

Posted on 06/08/2017 by Khaya Ronkainen

Cows chew cud Rondavels flourish This a paradise; The ocean stirs And sardines run. Posted for Midweek Motif at Poets United.

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📖 // debut DISTORTED IS THE VIEW out June 9, 2026 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

PLACES & FACES: Urban and rural Eastern Cape lands PLACES & FACES: Urban and rural Eastern Cape landscapes...🇿🇦❤️

This is a novel for readers drawn to intimate family dramas, layered characters, and stories where the landscape holds as much feeling as the people who move through it.

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