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My 4h 30 min queue to vote in South Africa’s 2014 National Elections

May 8, 2014 1

I deplore queues, if there are 3 trolleys in front of me at a supermarket, chances are I will abandon my shopping. When it comes to elections I somehow take it in my stride. This post was written in a notebook during my 4h 30 min wait to cast my vote yesterday at Parkdene voting station. It was a long …

COPE POETRY

December 1, 2008 0

Filled with a sense of expectation I wrote the following poem the day before the November convention. The winds of change rustle the bushveld. Pregnant clouds herald a storm. Parched earth thirsts for fresh life. African sun prepares for new dawn Acacia woos the weary To rest in her spring clothed shade The dove sings in soft tones that peace …

A South African wife, poet and mother. Sula was the founding member of the Durban Live Poets Society (LiPS) in 1995 which she headed until leaving Durban in 2000. She has had journal extracts published in Fair Lady Magazine and in the anthology “Glass Jars Among Trees” and her poetry, for which she has won several prizes, has been published in various South African and international anthologies. Sula is a loving mother to 4 children and loves hiking, the outdoors, reading, writing, cooking, baking and sewing. (written by my husband :) ) You can e-mail Sula at sula1968@gmail.com