Poem: "Moments in Time" by Hlengiwe Ndlovu
I scribble these words still
amazed at the experience that has come into being.
A time that has
been like no other and has begun to shape a different me.
I've lived
within extraordinary moment created by stories that are untold by
masses but are lived be the select.
I have been lavished with wonderful
gifts in the form of life lesson that have come into being within
these moments.
These occurrences have become a way of life within
the sparse amount of time I have in this place.
I wake up to the
cooling chill of mountains, streets and trees that are blanketed
in a cool white. I sing praise to the silent voices and the ogling
eyes of the locals. Off course they cannot begin to comprehend my
thunderous voice and vibratious laugh. I exist as an outsider inside
this beautiful world.
I live in these moments as an individual but
also as an image of African beauty.
I am not poetic hence I do not
have the right words to express the utter joy that is brought to
life by every encounter. This is just a piece of what the soul has
come to endure in this endeavour…
I am humbled by the mesmerizing
beauty called Tübingen.
By: Hlengiwe Ndlovu (Stellenbosch University)
