Thabani Ray Ngwenya
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Poem "He, the man":
- published October 16, 2009
- viewed 11 times
Other poems by Thabani Ray Ngwenya:
»A Tour Of Africa«
»Barriers To Success«
»Call a spade a spade«
»Curiosity killed the cat«
»Discovery of Self«
»Fare thee well«
»I believe«
»Identity Crisis«
»If..., would...?«
»Inspiration«
»Little Things Matter«
»Look out your window«
»Sand in my shoes«
»Shaken«
»The adolescent's mind«
»The diviner«
»The dreamer«
»The great poet«
»The Parched Land«
»The two sisters«
»There goes my life«
»Wasted years«
»Young old man«
Visit Thabani Ray Ngwenya's profile page
Poem "He, the man":
- published October 16, 2009
- viewed 11 times
Other poems by Thabani Ray Ngwenya:
»A Tour Of Africa«»Barriers To Success«»Call a spade a spade«»Curiosity killed the cat«»Discovery of Self«»Fare thee well«»I believe«»Identity Crisis«»If..., would...?«»Inspiration«»Little Things Matter«»Look out your window«»Sand in my shoes«»Shaken«»The adolescent's mind«»The diviner«»The dreamer«»The great poet«»The Parched Land«»The two sisters«»There goes my life«»Wasted years«»Young old man«»He, the man«
He, the man, was lucky
many roads were familiar to him
he was the man
he had walked them before
He, the man, master of skies
he feared rats, they disgusted him
and bitterly despised his neighbor
for his appetence for the aliment
And lucky was a paranoid man
for in the kitchen of his house
the wife and children could have conspired
and threatened his perch of authority
But lucky was a lucky guy
good wife, beautiful woman
he was somewhat happy
and not a philosopher
One day he had an omen
lucky was impaled by misfortune
and the odds took him away
but he, the man, had plan B
many roads were familiar to him
he was the man
he had walked them before
He, the man, master of skies
he feared rats, they disgusted him
and bitterly despised his neighbor
for his appetence for the aliment
And lucky was a paranoid man
for in the kitchen of his house
the wife and children could have conspired
and threatened his perch of authority
But lucky was a lucky guy
good wife, beautiful woman
he was somewhat happy
and not a philosopher
One day he had an omen
lucky was impaled by misfortune
and the odds took him away
but he, the man, had plan B
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