Looking Into The Future by Mgcini Nyoni

A white wedding

with a thousand

bridesmaids

and a million white doves

Perhaps

A horse drawn carriage

Vintage wine

and a decorator from New York

A skyscraper of a wedding cake

with a thick layer

of butter icing

Perhaps

A honeymoon in Mauritius

Perhaps

A honeymoon around the world?

Perhaps

A team of servants

in a twenty room mansion

All vanity

All that really matters is

plain happiness

Me and You.

On Love's Wings by Vuyiswa Nofemele

I wish I could fly...

to you and sing with you while we...

swim in romantic repose

Without a worry in the world

where no one sees

or hears destruction.

Unpolluted love that sweeps

away the pain

and...

soothes pained hearts

sweeps away worry

to cast it into abyss

My mouth reaches for yours

to suck in the honey

of your...

sweet oral cavity

as we engage in privacy

that  only two souls

know how..

Not letting anything

or anyone  

come between us

as our inner souls

and essence connect    

passion rising to a crescendo. Love...

runs deep and allows us to connect...

planting deep roots. Roots of love,

commitment and absolute loyalty.

As I whisper, ""please be mine forever""

you say ""yes""

Dai Ndiri Shiri by Mgcini Nyoni

Model - Mary Kapumha

Dai ndiri shiri*

ndaibhururuka**

To a place peaceful

a place of still waters

and peaceful  dreams

Dai ndiri shiri

I would fly

to the place

where maidens

dance in the rain

and there is

always a pot

of gold

at the end

of the rainbow

Dai ndiri shiri

I would fly

to the sky

and grab

all the illusive

dreams

and opportunities

so that I can sing

I can

Ndai ndiri shiri

ndaibururuka

to that place

of still waters

that sooth the soul

from the this

tortuous world

that threaten

to swallow me whole

Dai ndiri shiri...

*Dai ndiri shiri – if I was a  bird

**Ndaibhururuka – I would fly

I Dream Of Africa by Mgcini Nyoni

I dream of Africa

The open space

that tell of endless possibilities

the mesmerising beauty

the black beauty

of the women in

lovely head wraps

and colourful bangles

that tell you

You are home

I dream of Africa

where every woman

is a queen

I dream of Africa

where the smiles are

as big and lovely

as the African sunrise

the hearts as big

as the Kilimanjaro

and as vast as the Atlantic

I dream of Africa

where the woman are

full of

tender loving care.

Pindirai by Mgcini Nyoni

Photo by Resta Nyamwanza

We have danced

and sweated

sweated and bled a river.

We have sung and prayed

We have played our drums

have hit our percussions

to a shrieking crescendo

prophets clad in

red

green

yellow

have shaken our heads

into dizzy confusion

dirty fingers inserted

into girls and mothers.

We have sung

and danced

and prayed

And have hit

the same brick walls

We look up to the heavens

and say

Pindirai Mwari*

* Pindirai Mwari – please intervene God.

Plastic Women by Mgcini Nyoni

Those

who come close

to putting sta-soft

in their hair

And jik

on their faces

Maybe they do.

Those who know

where pizza inn is

where the salon is

where KFC is

They don’t know

where the library is.

Those who have

six inch fake nails

Razor cut

Hundred percent

Weave

et cetera

Those with

bright –red lips

and fake Chinese

face powder

Those who insist

on accented broken English

Those who think

the definition of good boyfriend

is a car .

Those who put sta-soft in their hair

and jik on their faces,

I call them plastic women.