“I’ll tell them all” (AKA)
“The lofty promises of infatuation”
The interesting and heroic stuff we believe to be true about us until the honeymoon is over.
I’ve discovered a new (to me) rapper called Prof and was enjoying some of his work when I became inspired to “flow” a bit “harder” than I normally do.
A light-hearted and gentle exploration of the beautiful music and functions venue called 7 Owls, just over an hour away from Cape Town.
My friend Jon Daamen owns and operates a beautiful art, music and functions venue just outside of Napier in the Western Cape and is herself an artist specialising in works created with pressed flowers, leaves, and found items from nature.
This poem is inspired by one of her works.
I like the way that poetry, like journalism, applies pressure to condense and simplify things. I am often surprised, while writing, by the way concepts are reduced to powerful mini dramas, concentrated like days-old stock, and packed full of punch.
