Sybille
Op welke blaar
Wat jy in die wind laat dryf
Het jy die antwoord
Op my vraag geskryf?
Wie beheers die warrelwind
Wat die blare met jou woorde
Aan ons soekendes
So argeloos verbind?
En ás ‘n blaar
My uiteindelik sou kry
Sou dit dan vir my
Van my noodlot kon bevry?
Image: William Kentridge: from “Waiting for the Sybill“
©vuurklip 28/2/2024
The latest Climate Change hyperbole: Global Boiling!
Have you noticed:
– A heatwave is Global Warming,
– A cold snap is Climate Change,
– Global warming is GOOD for creepy-crawlies like mosquitos, spiders, rats, etc.
– Global warming is BAD for cuddly, furry critters like polar bears, koalas, pandas, etc.
However, on a more serious note, here is photographic proof of Global Boiling in Simon’s Town, it shows bricks literally melting away!
Filed under aardverwarming, climate change, global warming, humor humour, satire
Capetonians like to brag that their city is the best run city on the African continent.
Well, the above photograph shows just one reason why this is true. Whereas all roads outside of the Western Cape are riddled with potholes, here in Cape Town, we stop the potholes in their tracks, so to speak. The moment a baby pothole dares to make an appearance, it gets plastered over.
With waterproof plaster nogal.
The City Works For You.
Filed under Allerlei
Q. How did the Bokke manage to win the RWC for the fourth time and the last two in a row?
A. Because SA Rugby is not run by the government.
I guess that is the answer to just about everything that still works in this country.
PS
The photo is an old one – probably the previous RWC.
Filed under Allerlei
TGIF, nè?
Filed under Allerlei
Why? I ask you, why?
All the government has to do is continue on its current trajectory and we will turn the whole of Mzansi into a moonscape. We’re halfway there already. For up to half of every day we might as well be on the dark side of the moon – not to mention all the other failures to provide (paid for) services.
Filed under humor humour, satire
That’s all for now. I gotta catch a plane to see my buddy Vlad. He needs some moral support.
(Note to self: Remember to take him some Chappies. Get them from Thandi.)
(Nice to get away from those pesky boiling frogs for a while. Their whining is driving me nuts!)
Filed under corruption, humor humour, katastrofes, politics, politiek, satire
Painting by Caspar David Friedrich Wanderer above the sea of fog
Huiwering
Waarom sal ek huiwer
Waarvoor moet ek wag
Dit is tog immers duidelik
Dat dag sal volg op nag.
Waarom sal ek huiwer
Waarvoor moet ek wag
Want môre kom só gou
En sal nie wag op jou.
Waarom sal ek huiwer
Waarvoor moet ek wag
Wat jy skuld word nou verhaal
En dis tyd om te betaal.
Waarom sal ek huiwer
Waarvoor moet ek wag
Want Skoppensboer weet klaar
Wie sal die laaste lag.
©vuurklip 14 Maart 2023
William Kentridge: “Why should I hesitate“
Filed under gedigte, literature, poetry
‘seblief meneer
my nood is groot
ek vra maar net ‘n stukkie brood
ja maak gou meneer
draai op jou ruit
en sorg dat jy jou deure sluit
ja, meneer
slaan ook maar jou oë neer,
ontwyk my blik
en mag jy in jou welvaart stik
©vuurklip 1992
Filed under gedigte, literature, poetry
want die maan is van kaas gemaak
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