Who is Musa Maliwa

My name is Musa Maliwa. I emerged from the river of uMdumbi, bloomed from the branches of uSudu. I am from the peripherals of Mqanduli an immediate vicinity of Mtata. I am a Poet, on account to the to the fact that South Africa is a diverse country I deliver my work  in English and IsiXhosa so that my message can reach poles apart  ethnic groups. Ndisisizukulwana sikaXhosa, umXhosa oxoziweyo wakulomXoxosi, ndihlohlwe incindi yokuzazi noziqonda ndaze ndosulwa ngezinongo songazityesheli ingcambu zam  kungako ke  ndikwayiyo nembongi yomthonyama ebhonga ingenasikrokro ngantandabuzo.   My poetry journey began at the age of 7, the first intimations of love for it come about  naturally whereby I was inspired by the  nature, atmosphere and by circadian events. At the age of 8 I was a...
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Musa Maliwa Poems

  • Neglected Child
    I am  who is deserted
    A no self made loner
    Submerged in  salty tropical waters  
    Sitting in a black corner as one apprehended ...
  • Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
    It was on the other side of the border
    We were content and did not bother.
    Plants blooming and rivers streaming
    In a glimpse Mzantsi was no longer beaming ...
  • African Flower
    I am an African flower
    Born and reared in South Africa
    Swilled uBuntu from rivers of Africa.
    Our Mother rose from Africa  hence- ...
  • Intshabalalo
    Ewe limthumba'ntaka Ihlabathi linolaka
    Ziwile Intsika isizwe siyoyika 
    Ulonwabo yimbali sesiluva ngamabali
    Indlala isifumbathile, isiqinisile isibambile ...
  • Corona Virus
    APHELA AMA-AFRIKA
    Intswahla ndizoyenza-
    Kunyikime umhlaba, kurhwaqele ilizwe.
    Ewe ndiyiNkedama eyaziwa ngobhonga ...
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