Monday, November 28, 2016

A Memorable African Experience--By Ndaba Sibanda--Saudi Arabia

A Memorable African Experience

I feel playful today, Island please provide me
with some water sports. For magnificent dishes
can I please have a fusion of Creole and Chinese
and Indian and European flavour? I will tuck
into seafood whilst listening to Sega music!

I guess mountain trekking wouldn’t be a bad idea.
I promise, I shall go hunting and birdwatching.
My stay here will be characterised by visiting
the luxurious shopping malls and picking up
a souvenir or two. What an African destination!

Sightseeing pleasure is in store for me in the form
of breathtaking horse-racing tracks, mountains, parks
and botanical gardens. This is the turquoise Indian Ocean.
Mauritius, with your year-round sunshine, your white beaches,
your beach parties, your scenery—you make my vacation meaty.

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".

4 comments:

  1. Memorable indeed, Ndaba. Your poem puts me there to enjoy a wonderful experience. Very nicely done and well-written, artistic and full of memorable images. Thank you for sharing, Ndaba. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  2. Dear Ndaba,
    Thank you for taking me with you!
    Like your colors, "turquoise Indian ocean."
    Michael

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