Oude Libertas
A heart-shaped amphitheatre
Of strings
A Soweto quartet
And a flamenco duet flourishing from the Cape
Lightness grew amidst the darkening skies of even’
Black on white
Afrikaans and Xhosa
Young and older
History and anticipation
Serious undertones but refreshing notes
Across the immense divide
Just twenty years on
Could I believe what I saw
In Stellenbosch?
Yes I could, and did
And they finaled
With the Madiba Jive
Could you ask for more enlightenment in your heart?
Franschhoek, South Africa, February 2014
