Saturday, April 11, 2009

South African Drums Comments

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South African Drums

Do you hear those drums my boy, asked a father of his son,
They are the drums of Chaka, gathering each and every one;
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Alf Hutchison
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Bob Blackwell 13 April 2009

Alf, this is an excellent poem written well, it flows, it rhymes, to has good rythmn. As to its content, Wars are seldom just, and are fought to gain land or more resources. In them many people die, there are celebrations of victory, and memorials to the dead. They do not promote, friendship between races and nationalities and in the case of Blood River it has promoted a distance, a separation, and the superiority of one, which is still prevalent today in South Africa.

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Cindy Kreiner Sera 11 April 2009

P O W E R F U L Alf - well done my friend. Lest Blood River be forgotten .....Really awesome and written, a feeling I get, that once started it flowed like the blood of that battle.10+ for you

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Fiona Davidson 11 April 2009

This is an incredibly uplifting write Alf...excellent tribute to this battle...10+++

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