Woman of colour!
Colour, woman, kaleidoscope
Rays, reflections, rainbows
You shine, you glow, you reflect
Warm, radiant, sublime
Rich, deep, unique
You are an African woman
Earth woman, real woman
Colour seeps from your skin
It radiates from your hair
Shouts from your feet
From your bossom flashes warmth,
Spirit and soul
Shine, glow, reflect
WOMAN OF COLOUR!!!
Enchante (c) 2007
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thursday, December 3, 2009
i shall weep no more
A simple word
A naughty smile
And the pain sears through
Images flash across
Your smile vivid as if real
My chest tightens
Tears stingingly threaten
Yet I shall weep no more
A moment of silence
Memories flood through
The sight of loved ones
And down memory lane I roll
A beautiful love song
It further shatters the already small bits
My broken heart bleeds
Yet I shall weep no more
A moment you were there
The next you were gone
A short bitter-sweet moment
Yet it lingers forever
With memories enveloping it
The tears threaten again
But I shall weep no more
© Enchante
Age: 18
A naughty smile
And the pain sears through
Images flash across
Your smile vivid as if real
My chest tightens
Tears stingingly threaten
Yet I shall weep no more
A moment of silence
Memories flood through
The sight of loved ones
And down memory lane I roll
A beautiful love song
It further shatters the already small bits
My broken heart bleeds
Yet I shall weep no more
A moment you were there
The next you were gone
A short bitter-sweet moment
Yet it lingers forever
With memories enveloping it
The tears threaten again
But I shall weep no more
© Enchante
Age: 18
a worthless friend
A moment she was here
The next she was gone
Gone off, flown off
For another flower suddenly seemed more beautiful
Always on the move when the need arises
Like a butterfly she is
A worthless friend
You laugh
And she flies at high speed to you
You eat
And she declares unending love for you
You are well
And she claims to be the best you will ever get
But the moment you cry
Off she goes
To the one who laughs like you did
You hunger
And she scurries off
To one who eats like you ate
You are ill
And she vows she has never seen you before
Undecided, insincere
Like a butterfly she is
A worthless friend
Her life is a journey
From one flower to the next
In search of the one with the sweetest nectar
But alas her journey never ends
Her hunger never sated
And so she travels on
To far off lands
Indeed a worthless friend
© Enchante
Age: 15
The next she was gone
Gone off, flown off
For another flower suddenly seemed more beautiful
Always on the move when the need arises
Like a butterfly she is
A worthless friend
You laugh
And she flies at high speed to you
You eat
And she declares unending love for you
You are well
And she claims to be the best you will ever get
But the moment you cry
Off she goes
To the one who laughs like you did
You hunger
And she scurries off
To one who eats like you ate
You are ill
And she vows she has never seen you before
Undecided, insincere
Like a butterfly she is
A worthless friend
Her life is a journey
From one flower to the next
In search of the one with the sweetest nectar
But alas her journey never ends
Her hunger never sated
And so she travels on
To far off lands
Indeed a worthless friend
© Enchante
Age: 15
to her dream love
The cold morning air sifts through the window
Carrying with it a scent of new life
Freshness, hope, vitality
It’s a new day
With it comes a still hope
That sweet as your dreams may be
I was at the centre of them
But its only a dream
I hope which someday will come true
As limbs slowly co-ordinate
In preparation for the challenge awaiting
The mind is already in full force
Wondering whether you are awake yet
Or still entangled in the web of dreamland
In which I hope I am the princess
While you are the prince
I progress in the day
Stopping at regular intervals
To smile at myself
When I think of your eyes, your smile
Anticipating dusk
So I can hurry back to sleep
And see your beloved face once again.
© Enchante
Age: 19
Carrying with it a scent of new life
Freshness, hope, vitality
It’s a new day
With it comes a still hope
That sweet as your dreams may be
I was at the centre of them
But its only a dream
I hope which someday will come true
As limbs slowly co-ordinate
In preparation for the challenge awaiting
The mind is already in full force
Wondering whether you are awake yet
Or still entangled in the web of dreamland
In which I hope I am the princess
While you are the prince
I progress in the day
Stopping at regular intervals
To smile at myself
When I think of your eyes, your smile
Anticipating dusk
So I can hurry back to sleep
And see your beloved face once again.
© Enchante
Age: 19
lovely words
Like a creeper lovingly entwines itself
To the steady tree
So do lovely words
As they cling to the heart
And blossom and bloom
Ever green and full of life
They reflect in the twinkle of the eye
In the warmth of a smile
And like sunbeams in winter
Warm those around
Bringing joy, celebrating the goodness of life
Like plants they are cultivated
And watered tenderly
In order to bring forth fruit
For the heart
Fruit that will benefit all and sundry
Giving nutrition and life to everyone
Lovely words run deep
And are embedded in the heart’s core
They strike a chord deep within
And release a melody oh so sweet.
© Enchante
Age: 20
To the steady tree
So do lovely words
As they cling to the heart
And blossom and bloom
Ever green and full of life
They reflect in the twinkle of the eye
In the warmth of a smile
And like sunbeams in winter
Warm those around
Bringing joy, celebrating the goodness of life
Like plants they are cultivated
And watered tenderly
In order to bring forth fruit
For the heart
Fruit that will benefit all and sundry
Giving nutrition and life to everyone
Lovely words run deep
And are embedded in the heart’s core
They strike a chord deep within
And release a melody oh so sweet.
© Enchante
Age: 20
I woke up with a smile on my lips
A bit weird but when I remembered the reason
The smile widened
I thought of the beauties of life
And gifts from providence
And I realized that among the things that matter most
You were on among the top list
Its never easy to trust someone
Because half the time the trust goes down the drain
But once in a while you meet someone
With whom you can actually talk
And feel the warmth of friendship
I found that someone in you
What I treasure most
Is our compatibility of character
You seem to know me so well
And understand even the unsaid
We agree to disagree
And it seems we are telepathically connected
I thank the Lord for meeting you
And I hope between us
We can use the word : FOREVER
© Enchante
Age: 17
A bit weird but when I remembered the reason
The smile widened
I thought of the beauties of life
And gifts from providence
And I realized that among the things that matter most
You were on among the top list
Its never easy to trust someone
Because half the time the trust goes down the drain
But once in a while you meet someone
With whom you can actually talk
And feel the warmth of friendship
I found that someone in you
What I treasure most
Is our compatibility of character
You seem to know me so well
And understand even the unsaid
We agree to disagree
And it seems we are telepathically connected
I thank the Lord for meeting you
And I hope between us
We can use the word : FOREVER
© Enchante
Age: 17
Monday, November 30, 2009
Disillusionment
For a moment I was enthralled
Hypnotized and overwhelmed
A figment of my imagination
Had materialized in flesh and blood
I saw the ideal
I wanted the ideal
I went after it
For a while I was enchanted
Drinking in and absorbing
Intelligence such I had never seen
Suaveness such as I had never experienced
I was captured
I was swept off my feet
Surely I had struck gold
But alas the moment passed
As slowly I peeled the layers
Sharp juice stung my eyes
I had not found my prince of the golden lance
Disappointment flooded in
For a moment I was disheartened
Heartbroken and dejected
How could a stone shine so
Like a freshly cut diamond
And yet inside be so hollow and worthless
You were not worth the tears
So they dried before the touched my cheek.
© Enchante
Age: 21
Hypnotized and overwhelmed
A figment of my imagination
Had materialized in flesh and blood
I saw the ideal
I wanted the ideal
I went after it
For a while I was enchanted
Drinking in and absorbing
Intelligence such I had never seen
Suaveness such as I had never experienced
I was captured
I was swept off my feet
Surely I had struck gold
But alas the moment passed
As slowly I peeled the layers
Sharp juice stung my eyes
I had not found my prince of the golden lance
Disappointment flooded in
For a moment I was disheartened
Heartbroken and dejected
How could a stone shine so
Like a freshly cut diamond
And yet inside be so hollow and worthless
You were not worth the tears
So they dried before the touched my cheek.
© Enchante
Age: 21