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    A Journey into the Unknown
    A Journey into the Unknown
    A Journey into the Unknown
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    A Journey into the Unknown

    By Reuben Phihlela

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    This collection of poems were written in the mid 80's at the height of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. They merely reflect thoughts and feelings of a young man who was struggling to come to terms with the reality of his times. He pretty much was not sure what the future had in store for him. He was caught between following his dream of becoming a musician or an academic. Because of the chaos that ensued on University campuses across the country, punctuated by student protests and constant termination of academic programmes, he was not even sure he was going to graduate. As he was pondering about his future, he would capture his thoughts and feelings by means of a poem or two at that moment in time. These poems more or less places him in a space where he can almost taste success and touch his dream of living happily ever after.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherReuben Phihlela
    Release dateNov 5, 2016
    ISBN9781540145611
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      A Journey into the Unknown - Reuben Phihlela

      Table of Contents

      WEST WINDS

      THE FACE OF HUNGER

      A TIME TO CRY

      FOIL THE ROD, COIL THE NATION

      HOPES AND DREAMS BEYOND THE HORIZON

      A SORROWFUL HERITAGE

      THE DARK SIDE OF LIGHT

      THE LAND OF THE FREE

      THE TWILIGHT KID

      LIVE IT UP FOR TOMORROW

      TIME WILL TELL

      CRY FOR PEACE

      WEST WINDS

      When the night was dark

      That one could lean on its pitch ness

      You took my hand and you showed me the way

      To hear the cattle bellowing

      As they come back home

      From their grazing places

      Was as heartwarming as the sun

      Peeping through the clouds

      On a cold winters day

      What has become of

      Living in neighborliness

      How sad it must be that

      We can no longer afford

      To grow

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