It is not Kung-Flu. It is Covid-19.
What we need:
is compassion, not pity,
solidarity, not sympathy,
solace, not platitudes,
empathy, not charity,
understanding, not apathy,
tenderness, not blame,
gentleness, not promises,
truth, not obfuscation,
science, not false narratives,
vaccines, not doomsday soothsayers,
medicine, not conspiracy theorising,
oxygen, not hot air,
inclusion, not omission,
togetherness, not cocoons,
humility, not hubris,
kindness, not othering.
What we need is simple:
the humaneness of human beings
embracing our shared humanity.
What we need is simple:
as the South African philosophy of uBuntu espouses:
“I am because we are”.
IT IS NOT “KUNG-FLU”.
IT IS COVID-19.
And what we need,
are all of us,
each other.
us all,
to lend a hand,
when any of us stumble,
when any of us fall.
I really love your writing. I loved love the rhythm and message of this one, presented poetically plain and clear. Thanks Kevy Michaels
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Thank you ever so much for your warm and generous words. They move me deeply to know that they are able to move you. Thank you yet again and warmest wishes, Afzal
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Consider sending a link to a post that I can feature. Kevy
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Thank you! You are very kind and I deeply appreciate your generously warm sentiments. Wishing you and all those dear to health and peace.
I hope this scribble alluding to some of Wendy Cope’s breathtaking poetry is something that you may like, my respected friend.
https://afzalmoolla.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/for-wendy-cope-2/
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Very nice I will repost it if okay
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Thank you! It will be an honour and a privilege. My warmest wishes and wishing you good health and peace 🙏🏽
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Respected friend, this is a piece about the city of Johannesburg, where I live and work, the city that like our country South Africa, has seen colonial oppression, Apartheid tyranny, and the successful peoples’ fight for a free, democratic South Africa.
https://afzalmoolla.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/johannesburg-blues-3/
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Oh thanks. I have been on a working grind outside of blogging since I don’t monetize. I will review your post along with others beginning this week.
I can’t wait to read it. I visited Capetown SA years ago.
Warm Regards
Kevy
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How wonderful! Same here, since I don’t monetise it’s the work grind for me too. Thank you yet again and how lovely that you visited Cape Town once upon a time! Warmest wishes and health and peace to you and all those dear to you. Cheers and Hamba Kahle (“go well” in isiZulu)
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Don’t worry about the links. I will get what I need from your blog. …featuring you more.
Capetown and SA is so enchanting
…the vivid rawness of Nature and Humanity intersecting
Blessings
Kevy
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Ever so grateful and humbled. Warmest wishes and siyabonga (thank you)
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Oh my That is beautiful
It’s the type of heartfelt poetry that I enjoy most and prefer to write myself.
I will publish it. Can you send me and About link on you or your blog spot? I want to add imagery to the poem
Kevy
Send to:
Kevymichaelscontent@gmail.com
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Thank YOU so very much. Very kind and generous of you! I am humbled that you have chosen to publish it! I will email you a short bit about myself. Peace and health and warmest wishes
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Pics and images too
…I have Adobe Creative Cloud
We could collaborate
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Wonderful! Thank you ever so much!
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A few of my poems recited by me on the South African National Poet Laureate Comrade Mongane Wally Serote’s “Poet Laureate Hub”
http://mwspoetlaureate.co.za/?page_id=475
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If you can send footage, images, writings, audio, or links to it, I can work with it.
I have a small audience of about 1000, but over 150 countries.
Present your spirit as you want the world to experience it.
I promise to do my best to make it shine brighter. I feel your vibe! Kevy
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Many many thanks, my respected elder and friend. I will do so. As our great African philosophy of uBuntu espouses “I am because we are”.
The struggles continue, here in South Africa and around the world!
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Hey Afzal, truly a wonderful read – so true, so inspiring. Very nicely done, beautifully expressed and truth spoken.
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My brother, many thanks as always for your very warm and generous words. I hope you and all those near and dear to you are well. Stay cool, my friend and keep on keeping on. Peace always brotherman
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Hey my friend – you are always very welcome – you write so expressively and many a time l can see the depth and passion to your words.
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Thank you, my brother! As warm and kind as ever. Love and respect and warmth and good health to you and all those close to you. Cheers
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Always a pleasure 🙂
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Peace, my brother and friend ✌🏾👍🏾✌🏾
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