SETSWANA POEMS

1.  BOGOLE (Winner of North West University talent festival, 2005)

Trrrr.... thaaa!!!!
Ya bopa tshetlha ya dipoa thoromisa boeseemang
Ya utlwala gaufi le kgakala meetsa e e tlhatlhabaditse

A lo utlwile ka bagale ba maloba digatlhamela masisi banna ba pelo tsa tau
Matona magolo bagale batswasetlhabelo meepong
Ntwa selo-segolo ba seema pele ba senyegelwa ke botshelo
Go ba tsamaisa ka thobane lore seikokotlelo sa botshelo

Ba pelo dimaswe  e rile go bona ba re thee ka meduduetsane
Megolokwane bagolo... pina melodi ya go letswa ke bomailagokgotlhwa

Go sa tshwane le makgarebe a kgakaalelang bakgalaje ba bokgoni bo ikganetseng
     kgakalakgakala ka ntlha ya bokgopo le makgakaga tiro tse di maswe tsa go
     kgotswelwa ke dikgosikgolo tse di itseng phologolo motho

Tiro tse di thata thoromo thotobolo e thatathata kwa go thibang go thibile go sa tswa
    go thibiwa dithobane dithiba di thibile dithabeng dithoteng kwa mathata a leng teng

Go tshela ka bogole ga e se sebe moila selo sa go kgapelwa kwa ntle
Botshegaingate e re seatla se le sengwe se tletse tlogelang bogagapa jwa go tima botsogwana
    boralo-otwana tshono ka magatwe a tikanyetso tiro

2.  KE GO ROLELA HUTSHE (Performed Live on 'Lebo Le Wena' programme in
     Motsweding FM,  for 2007 Mother's day

Ke tsholeletsa menagano kwa go mmopi kwa botshelo jwa me bo tlholegang
Go mosireletsi wa makgabunyane montsamaisa botshelo ke mo leboga fa ke atlega
Kgosigadi ka sebele lesolegadi la ntwa tsa bagale o korwe ga o je o bapalela tsetse
O le pelo e bonojana jwa boa jwa katse bosweu bo le twaa ya lebese
Wa nthata ke sa anya letswele wa nduba ke sa le metsi bolao ke robala jwa gago
Fa ke opela opela o mphe bogobe jwa malatsi magodimo a mpulegela ka o ntshwaretse
    leswana
Nkabo ke itse makgabisapuo moribo morethetho le morumo ken e ke tla go fatsa ka
    mainamafatswa
Ka gale e ka re ke le lefaufaung ke lebeletse bophadiphading ke le paradaising ke tla
    re…mme…mama…my mother…dankie vir alles!

About Me

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Became a poet at the age of 14 for competition sake, from the community with no poetry backround whatsoever and with the guidance of my parents I went on to win several awards. My work has been displayed in Vaaltar FM (Taung Community Radio station), Motsweding FM (SABC Setswana Radio Station) and Sowetan newspaper. I was a member of 5TH Grove (North West University, Mafikeng Campus poetry club) on its birthyear. My poetry is influenced by people I meet everyday, including other poets and ordinary people that I know personaly or otherwise. I have also written novels and Drama, and some of my work have been played by the group Chiro (now defunct Christian group in Taung) and Motsweding FM.