An African Poem
March 31st 2009 10:14
Caucasian South African Evelyn Cresswell offers us the following:
Plaits
I once wore plaits.
The trick was to get
the three strands that folded
each one over the other
of equal thickness
so that the plait fell straight
and smoothly rounded
not distorted
by unequal strengths.
Now I wait on that balance
as I plait body mind and spirit
into the free-fall of my life.
The poet was brought up and educated in Durban, and believes that ‘poetry represents beauty in communication with which we can gift and help affirm each other.’
I like the way Evelyn uses the physical to evoke the spiritual.
I think it's important to hear more African voices in a global landscape where stories about Africa make up only 2% of coverage on the world, and 90% of that is on poverty, conflict, famine and AIDS, don't you? There is so much more to Africa than that, and we are yet to discover many of its cultural delights, so let's keep our eyes and ears open!
Plaits
I once wore plaits.
The trick was to get
the three strands that folded
each one over the other
of equal thickness
so that the plait fell straight
and smoothly rounded
not distorted
by unequal strengths.
Now I wait on that balance
as I plait body mind and spirit
into the free-fall of my life.
The poet was brought up and educated in Durban, and believes that ‘poetry represents beauty in communication with which we can gift and help affirm each other.’
I like the way Evelyn uses the physical to evoke the spiritual.
I think it's important to hear more African voices in a global landscape where stories about Africa make up only 2% of coverage on the world, and 90% of that is on poverty, conflict, famine and AIDS, don't you? There is so much more to Africa than that, and we are yet to discover many of its cultural delights, so let's keep our eyes and ears open!
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