25 February 2014

SEWERS AND ORCHIDS

SEWERS AND ORCHIDS  
© Farouk Asvat  

Sea Point smells of barbecue
And rotting snoek;
The decrepit Cape Flats
Smells like an open sewer;
And you,
Orchid and bougainvillaea
Of Neptune's forsaken land,
Have nothing to offer me
But estee lauder and cordon bleu:
You surely belong to fashion magazines
And perfumed gardens -
Not to these rebellions in the street


© farouk asvat

composed: 10.04.1984 [Cape Town, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

Sewers And Orchids was previously published in:

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p84, 2006);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (25.02.2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p82, 2014).
______________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
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18 February 2014

FROM SOWETO TO ATHLONE

FROM SOWETO TO ATHLONE  
© Farouk Asvat  

Soweto comes too easy
To the carnival streets of Athlone.

The highveld fires
That scorched our consciousness
Are frozen
In stockpiles
Of blood-dripping bodies.

The charred contractured cadavers
Will burn again tonight:
Bonfire to ashes,
Lost in the songs of the South-Easter.

For once
The voluble Cape
Will be hushed


© farouk asvat

composed: 07.08.1980 [Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

From Soweto To Athlone was previously published in:

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p83, 2006);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (18.02.2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p81, 2014).
______________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
______________________________________________________________
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
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Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
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farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

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11 February 2014

!KAROO SUNRISE

KA!ROO SUNRISE  
© Farouk Asvat  

The night
Unobtrusively gives way
To a sunrise
In popsicle colours
     Yellow suckers hanging on silent orangesticks
     Black boughs dressed in pink candy floss
     Ghostily floating upon a misty layer of granny's hair
     Lollipops dripping rosewater sherbet
     Spreading across the velvet sky
     Sprinkled with sugar crystals


© farouk asvat

composed: 27.07.1992 [Ka!roo, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

Ka!roo Sunrise was previously published in:

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p82, 2006);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p80, 2014).
______________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
______________________________________________________________
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
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Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
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farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

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04 February 2014

ON THE STEPS OF UNISA

ON THE STEPS OF UNISA  
© Farouk Asvat  

The monumental rock of the Voortrekkers
Stands cold-eyed and immobile
Half-afraid
Like its descendents
Half-hidden
Behind the highveld hill

     On the placid grounds of the campus
     The hush-hush talk of the masters,
     Their arrogant steps out of tune
     With the servitude of the labourers,
     Is all that disturbs the peace
     Of this arid and beautiful land


© farouk asvat

composed: 31.03.1983 [Pretoria, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

On The Steps Of Unisa was previously published in:  

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p80, 2006);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (04.02.2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p78, 2014).
______________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
______________________________________________________________
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

[] please check out my blogs @:





books by farouk asvat: www.faroukasvat-books.blogspot.com

[] also link up on:






amazon kindle author @ www.amazon.com/author/faroukasvat

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