Thoughts of Life ~ Mangaliso Xaba

Be Cautious In Everything You Practice Or Preach.
Aspire Diligently In Motion When Constructing Your Future Goals
And Excercise Your Actions Against The Depressions Utilised By Life.
Appropriate Yourself And Always Be Sure
To Invite The Lord Our Father In Every Event You tend to Come Across
Whether it Be In Happiness or In Devastation.
Always Understand that In Life
You Should Always Attempt Every Situation
With Peace, Harmony & Calmness.
Growth And Change Are All Part
Of The Levels In The Mysterious Game Titled "LIFE".
Be Sure To Never Allow A Negative Transition
To Linger In Your Soul, Remain Positive
No Matter What Your Situation Is.
Appreciate What You Possess,
Because One Day You Might Realise
That You Lost The Moon Whilst Counting The Stars.
Learn To Understand The Kind Of Person You Are,
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Morals, Values & Desires).
Because Being Able To Note The Kind Of Person You Are,
Gives You An Opportunity To Conquer All The Challenges Created
By LIFE.




© Mangaliso Xaba

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Matriculant 2018
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I am a Dancer ~ No'cebo Ntuli

I am a dancer
in summer in the lily garden
warm December.
I am in gain
because I am winning.
I am a dancer.
I am a ballerina.

I practise and practise
therefore I have no need of pain.
I am happy,
I have music to console me
and I am shielded by my radio.
I am  a dancer
I am a ballerina.



© Nom'cebo Khethelo Ntuli


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Grade 9
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Kelita Angath ~ Little White Lies

Little white lies.
The things that I’m afraid of.
I might have said one or two,
Or maybe so many that I can’t even count.

This is the darkness captured inside you.
Those that are kept secrets.
The black key to the white box.
Where the truth lies.

Why such a name?
Why not little black lies.
There’s nothing truthful about it,
It’s simply unpleasant.

It’s useful to some,
Deadly to others.
Find a way to betray it,
Before it takes over you.

© Kelita Angath

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GRADE 8
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Pryaska Goorhoo ~ Two Poems

Time after time…



Year after year
Time slowly floats by,
Like mist that disappears
In a split second before the eye.

Do we cherish every moment
Or wonder what and why?
The way we spend our lives,
Is it true salvation or is it all just one big lie.

Dangerously harmless people,
A few in all die.
The rest just stare blankly
As time slowly floats by…

© Pryaska Goorhoo


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Cracks in pavement



Fight it out till the end.
Don’t whither, crumple or bend
You the only one who knows how strong you really are.
You can walk the distance, you can go far!
People do have flaws.
Before criticizing, stop for a minute and pause.
Lying, deceiving, cheating.
Judging, self-control, mistreating.
The world a better place?
Stop luring the people with your innocent face.
What really is the question?
To agree or disagree?
To be or not to be?
In reality, the world is not what it seems.
Shattered and broken are hopes and dreams.
Cures carried on your lips; don’t pretend!
Just fight it out till the end.


© Pryaska Goorhoo


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GRADE 9
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Courtney Cox ~ Like a Bird

Like a bird to the sky
Now is my chance to rise
With my wings stretched wide
I shall hold a breath and glide
With the wind beneath me
What a beautiful day it shall be

It may seem irrelevant at the time
But you shall soon realise
It was destiny that got in my way
Now is the time for me to meet my fate
And as I fall story after story
There’s no need for you to worry

As the ground rises to meet my face
Everything will be in place
I will no longer need to run
The life in me will be none
I won’t have to hang my head in shame
Because I was the one to win the game

© Courtney Cox


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GRADE 9
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Carri-Ann Taylor ~ My Wish For You

Keep

holding 

on,

fighting

strong, living

long but 

don't 

forget 

to move on.

live life to the

fullest and 

achieve 

all

of your 

dreams. See the

world for

what

it is,

Love.

© Carri-Ann Taylor

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GRADE 10

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