Shadow Puppets

MELLOW YELLOW

SHADOW PUPPETS.

Their stage an ordinary blind,

With the light of the setting sun behind.

My study catches the evening sun

Which brilliantly dazzles everyone,

So, after tea, I dim the light

So I can read or type or write.

Memorabilia on the sill

Shows in silhouette until

The sun goes down behind the trees

And I can raise the blind on these

Little ornaments once more,

Seeing them as they were before.

A trinket box, from who knows where,

A ballet dancer with hand in air,

And a baby doll, in a crocheted dress,

A gift that brought me happiness.

All items from an earlier age,

Suddenly acting centre-stage.

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MOUNTAIN MEMORY

Table Mountain! The glorious Cape!

The Cape Flats beneath the blue.

The shanty-town may be everyday,

But oh what a gorgeous view!

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