Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The Ndaba Acrostic--By Ndaba Sibanda--Saudi Arabia

The Ndaba Acrostic

News in English, nice sounds in your language!
Dancing with words on a dizzy floor of literature,
Adding an arty dimension to the voice of reason,
Brought to the floor to breathe life into words,
Anxious and addicted to how words really dance

Ndaba Sibanda is a Zimbabwean-born writer. His poems, essays and short stories have been published in Africa and the USA. Ndaba currently lives and teaches in Saudi Arabia. Of his career, he says, "writing is my life, and my second wife".

10 comments:

  1. Hi Ndaba. I enjoyed your poem. Very creative. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. Hi Maurice. Thank you for stopping by, and blessing me with some words of encouragement. Blessings to you too!

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  2. Dear Ndaba, what an interesting, well written and creative poem. I really enjoyed the read. Thank you for sharing your talent.
    Charlene

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    1. Dear Charlene. Thank you for those wonderful words. They make me cry tears of inspiration... Good day!

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  3. Ndaba,
    What a wonderful poem! I truly don't know what I'd say if I had to create a poem out of my own name.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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    1. Hi David. Thank you. Maybe your first line could be something like: D for dynamic. A for the able pen-pusher, V for Victory on the horizon, I for Inspiring (Ndaba and others!) and D for Destined for dizzy heights.

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    2. Dear Ndaba,

      I enjoyed reading this today. David, he really summed it up for you. What a nice tribute.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  4. This is an interesting form and your work has given me a bit of a nudge to try it. Thanks so much ... as they say in New York ... a good read.

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  5. Good words well worked here Ndaba..'

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