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    Green Poetry of Mzanzi Touristic Magic
    Green Poetry of Mzanzi Touristic Magic
    Green Poetry of Mzanzi Touristic Magic
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    Green Poetry of Mzanzi Touristic Magic

    By Ilongo Fritz Ngale

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    EPILOGUE

    South Africa is a melting pot
    Of unique races, landscapes,
    Flora and fauna,
    Veritable living tapestry captured by Mzanzi Magic,
    Highlighting infinite cultural and touristic wealth
    Through the rhythm of poetry,
    In a new genre of creative writing,
    Blending the natural and cultural
    With the vowels and consonants of poetic aesthetics,
    To give birth to complex
    But at the same time captivating re-presentation
    Of culture and nature,
    Meant to project other facets of SA
    Beyond the jungle of so much taunted
    Crimes and human tragedy,
    Since unfortunately these other sides of the story,
    Those of exquisite timeless beauty
    For uplifting mind, senses, and soul
    To dimensions of faith in highest possibilities
    Are hardly mentioned,
    And even though the dark side is existent
    Why not shift focus
    To the scope of hope,
    To the truly spectacularly beautiful aspects
    Of this unique land, peoples, and nation
    So that we could all start becoming aware
    Of the positives
    And concentrate too on them
    And dare to dissolve the negatives
    Or at least not become obsessed with them,
    By seeking to possess the best
    Dropping the beast
    So that all can feast
    On the infinitely rich menu
    Of Mzanzi Touristic Magic!!!

    About the Author

    Dr Ilongo Fritz Ngale is a psychologist, guidance counsellor,
    creative writer, and educationalist. He has authored several books including Creative Education - DDV:SEE - Discover, Develop, Valorize Self-Employing Employers

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIlongo Fritz Ngale
    Release dateJan 23, 2019
    ISBN9780463954003
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      Green Poetry of Mzanzi Touristic Magic - Ilongo Fritz Ngale

      National Symbols of South Africa

      Coat of Arms

      From birth unity has been primordial

      Coined as ‘From unity, strength’

      Or Ex unitate vires

      To the present ‘!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke’

      ‘Unity in diversity,’

      Core essence of Mzanzi,

      Blessed with so many people

      Of diverse hues

      Not unlike the rainbow,

      Reflected below as a nation

      Seeking to fashion a common destiny,

      Forged from the flames ebony black to sunburnt pink

      And all in-between,

      Coat of many colours

      Of unity in diversity.

      Like in an alchemical forge

      There is a ceaseless effort to distil the Word

      Through words from eleven official languages,

      Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho,

      Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu,

      Third in world in terms of number of languages

      After Bolivia and India,

      Without forgetting the peripheral tones from

      Fanagalo, Khoe, Lobedu, Nama, Northern Ndebele, Phuthi,

      Portuguese, German, Greek, Tamil, Hindi,

      Gujarati, Urdu, Telugu, and French,

      All in a bid to make sense

      In the eternal project of crystalizing the essence

      Of unity in diversity.

      Here monotony is banned

      Even exiled from the land,

      Which seeks to avoid being bland

      Planning to combine diversity

      Through the wide comb of tolerance

      Letting all be

      For the leaven to become stronger

      Even in the storms of the necessary ferment,

      Necessary rite of passage

      In the voyage to the stage

      Of unity in diversity.

      Initially the pitches and tones are off-key

      But no initiation to greatness

      Gets the key at the beginning,

      For the pilgrims must all pray and work

      No matter how grim things might look,

      But be sure they will cool down before dawn

      When all will grin

      From heart to heart

      And mind to mind,

      Reminding one another of the long trek to freedom,

      Away from the doom

      Of mutual implosion-explosion,

      For the golden dawn was beckoning

      Sure beacon of hope

      Calling on tired feet

      To perform the feat

      That will lead to the feast

      Of unity in diversity.

      The ears are of wheat

      Symbol of generation and of regeneration

      Of the latent potentials,

      Seeds of destiny

      Meant to empower self and all

      Through the tusks of wisdom,

      Strength, moderation and eternity,

      Shielded by authentic identity

      Rampart repelling inner and external invasion,

      Especially as each person becomes individualized

      To function effectively in community

      Collective humanity,

      That has laid down the spear and knobkerrie

      To live in peace

      Seal of unity in diversity.

      From the alchemical crucible of oneness

      Individual and collective substance and energy

      Are transmuted in the creative flames of unconditional love,

      From which distillation

      Arise the wings of transcendence

      Captured in the secretary

      Not unlike the mythical phoenix

      Arising from the ashes of self-sacrificing love,

      Cushioned by the delicate arms of rising beauty

      Protea, fruit of union of heaven and earth

      From which sacred union

      Is projected the golden sun of victory

      Crown of the cosmic destiny

      Of unity in diversity.

      Motto: Unity in Diversity

      From birth unity has been primordial

      Coined as ‘From unity, strength’

      Or Ex unitate vires

      To the present ‘!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke’

      ‘Unity in diversity,’

      Core essence of Mzanzi,

      Blessed with so many people

      Of diverse hues

      Not unlike the rainbow,

      Reflected below as a nation

      Seeking to fashion a common destiny,

      Forged from the flames ebony black to sunburnt pink

      And all in-between,

      Coat of many colours

      Of unity in diversity.

      Like in an alchemical forge

      There is a ceaseless effort to distil the Word

      Through words from eleven official languages,

      Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho,

      Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu,

      Third in world in terms of number of languages

      After Bolivia and India,

      Without forgetting the peripheral tones from

      Fanagalo, Khoe, Lobedu, Nama, Northern Ndebele, Phuthi,

      Portuguese, German, Greek, Tamil, Hindi,

      Gujarati, Urdu, Telugu, and French,

      All in a bid to make sense

      In the eternal project of crystalizing the essence

      Of unity in diversity.

      Here monotony is banned

      Even exiled from the land,

      Which seeks to avoid being bland

      Planning to combine diversity

      Through the wide comb of tolerance

      Letting all be

      For the leaven to become stronger

      Even in the storms of the necessary ferment,

      Necessary rite of passage

      In the voyage to the stage

      Of unity in diversity.

      Initially the pitches and tones are off-key

      But no initiation to greatness

      Gets the key at the beginning,

      For the pilgrims must all pray and work

      No matter how grim things might look,

      But be sure they will cool down before dawn

      When all will grin

      From heart to heart

      And mind to mind,

      Reminding one another of the long trek to freedom,

      Away from the doom

      Of mutual implosion-explosion,

      For the golden dawn was beckoning

      Sure beacon of hope

      Calling on tired feet

      To perform the feat

      That will lead to the feast

      Of unity in diversity.

      The Rainbow Flag

      Unique in its colouring

      Only flag to incorporate six colours,

      Making it special

      Beyond all others,

      Rallying fort of the peoples

      Around the V form

      Of flag-pole green,

      Pointing to convergence

      Of all forces and energies

      In the direction

      Of unity in diversity,

      Marching to eternity,

      Through infinite opportunities

      From infinity of potentialities

      From the rainbow flag.

      The whole country

      Is a natural beauty,

      Far from artificial make-up duty

      Overflowing with lush green pastures,

      Infinite sea of land features,

      Cool to the eye

      Stimulating to the ear

      With countless caressing

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