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Tag Archives: Colonialist
REALLY AWFUL STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
A thing you need to face When being all imperious: South Africa’s a place The State is always serious In keeping at the head Those with the least utility, As long as they are bred With tribal-type nobility; And therefore … Continue reading
DARX CIRCLE: Prelude 5
(For previous segments: Prelude 1 Prelude 2 Prelude 3 Prelude 4) ~ The sangoma combined natural healing with her role of foretelling by speaking with the ancestors. She had a small house rather than a hut, also set against the … Continue reading
DARX CIRCLE: Prelude 4
(For previous segments: Prelude 1 Prelude 2 Prelude 3) ~ The group returning from the river were keening and wailing and in deadly fear. After a frantic Fundani had run back to relate what he had found, the headman had … Continue reading
REALLY AWFUL MUDLARKING
While chopping out much greenery Has opened out the scenery, A part there is that really chills the blood: The ponds were full of gunge and slime, So I have had a lovely time All morning, wading round in stinking … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Really Awful Rhyme
Tagged Colonialist, garden reclamation., pond cleaning, Really Awful Rhyme, wordplay.
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DARX CIRCLE: Prelude 3
(For previous segments: Prelude 1 Prelude 2) The leopard which was stretched lazily out on a branch from which he could keep watch on the farmhouse froze into immobility as the vehicle approached. The humans who got out when … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Horses, Nature, Novel extract, Personal Journal, Writing
Tagged Colonialist, Darx Circle, fantasy, leopards keeping hidden., novel extract, writing
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DARX CIRCLE: PRELUDE 2
(I propose posting this story in nibble-sized chunks for a while. The first chunk is here.) The headman was in a bad mood, and it was steadily becoming worse. ‘Gogo,’ he stormed at the old grandmother, ‘if the women leave … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Writing
Tagged Colonialist, Darx Circle, fantasy, novel extract, writing
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REALLY AWFUL INCONSISTENCY
What’s found within consistency Is often just persistency; (So please accept this little nudge: Admit it now without a grudge!) So when that is existent, see, And one will not resistant be, To sensing, maybe distantly, Some inconsistency degree Can … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Gardens, Humour, Poems, Really Awful Rhyme
Tagged Colonialist, garden reclamation., inconsistency, Really Awful Rhyme, theme, Theme: Inconsistency, wordplay.
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REALLY AWFULLY BUSY
Hope I have the right to remain silent – Because of a writing rite? Urge on a fantasy is quite vi’lent: I write, in the main, with might; Imagination is going soaring And really is taking flight, So … Continue reading
MUSHROOM JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mushroom Jumping Championships Excursions are now available to try out the fast-growing new sport of Mushroom Jumping. This takes place at the Violet Mushroom Asteroids, near Glrglblutz with its distinctive ring. Of course, Glrglblutz is at war with anything that moves, and may … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday Worth 1000
Posted in Cats, Grandchildren, Photography
Tagged Colonialist, nap time, toddler and cat
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