WHEN MANDELA WAS FREED!
(Tribute to Tata Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and to a free South Africa, written through the eyes of an eight year old)
When Tata Mandela was freed
God smiled, that I know!
The sun was shining bright
No speck of cloud in sight!
I was then only eight
An innocent, little lad
Yet Tata was so great
My dad had told me all!
It was a special day
Something different, something new!
There was a sound of cheering,
hooting and that of drums.
South Africa came alive
Mandela free at last!
Comrades chanting slogans
“Viva, Mandela, Viva!”
Chaos all around
My hero free at last!
I saw his smiling face
As I stood glued to the screen
No more anger, no more hate,
South Africa, do unite!
Quietly I said a prayer
Thanking Him for my friend
I then looked in his eyes,
“Wish I could touch his hand!”
© Yvonne Mahlape Maserumule, 2014
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(2014)
