The Poem: Madiba
He came, he saw, he acted
He lived his life in his truth
( Noelene Rattray )
There was no way to know his sentence would not be long and cut short
That his actions would one day be celebrated in song that again he would have a day in court.
( Max Stelmacker )
Around the world people celebrated apartheids demise
Nelson Mandelas name is used to guide the way ahead
( Max Stelmacker )
Through all disaster there still is laughter
Leave a good memory burnt into the minds of others after you long gone.
( Ruth Ely )
July 18, birthday of the Father of our Nation Tata Madiba has come and gone but like a sweet fragrance it lingers on.
Like a beacon of light his forgiving spirit guides and gives hope that through our love in action we unite and become one.
( Lorraine Cockrell )
Speaking words of peace
Ending in sad violence
( Rose )
When she realised that the arms of peace are disappearing from her home, waving away from her children,
Africa gave birth to a son, when ever we sing we are.
( Bonisiwe )
Dont race with the race, dont face with the race,
He guided us to the humanity, giving us the base.
( Aqib Iqbal Dar )
From a world where dark and sinister spelt evil and good was named tall, right and fair.
You led us to a universe beyond color and race, a triumph over oppression and despair.
( Sarita Lakshmi Bukkapatnam Tirumala )
Iron bars did not his prison make,
Freedom lived in his peaceful heart.
( Marie Shine )