We have heard of so many leaders
Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi
so many fallen heroes
Then we

by: Ofuonyebi 'Dinobi

-give it to him, Madiba..the honour of a hero
-the man that stood so tall

by l Ofuonyebi 'Dinobi

-give it to him, madiba
-the radiant brazing scissors
-that cuts down

by: Ofuonyebi 'Dinobi

-even if the whole world
-visits his graveyard
-to pay tributes
-one

by VINOO KRISHNASWAMI NYDOO
Durban South Africa

From unwanted citizen
To first

by Marion de Vos

A photograph
in shades of brown
slowly fading
like old people do
but not

by FALADE MICHAEL

To his black skin he died;
And to the pigment of his race;
There in the face

by Dike Dyke Williams

This rhythm will outplay the song
Of the African TomTom, and will

In the eastern cape of Qunu
where hills once squealed
at the drooping feet of time

a herd boy

Rest
Because you led the good fight
For a man to be treated like a human being
Was Black man's

by Ashley Malin

Breath released as a bird in flight
Off into the sunset
Beyond the chains of

People attending the London premiere of a new film about Nelson Mandela were told of his death as

Nelson Mandela
spirit warrior
laid to rest today
with still his spear
headed with with

From a revolutionary to a reconcliator,

from a prisoner to a president.

A valiant

For Nelson Mandela

by Bänoo Zan

God was the author
of your eyes
on the road to her

by Chineke Onyedika

1918 you gave your first cry;
And sprung into life's ups and downs;
And

by Glenn Merrilees

THE NEWS WAS REALLY BAD TODAY
SO MANY MILLIONS CRIED
A WORLD WAS NOW IN

by Devi S. Laskar

Let us forgive him for the angels
who appeared, let us forgive him

for

JP HOGAN

*DEEP’D DISS’D
SNAP
CRACKLE
POPS
1994
GRILLED FREE

JP HOGAN

IN PASSING HE PROOFS
A BLACK A PEARL
CAN ENDURE - CAN ENDEAR;

DOES
ORBIT

by Rabiatu Bobboi

O Madiba, the fervent Rolihlahla
you opened the doors
of freedom and

For once thoughts about you give a dudgeon.
Your absence defines a new long walk to

by Bobbywrites

This one, all should know
Ignorance was never snow
Because in her dark

by Oarabile Mashigo

Mandela
How I wonder what you are
You may be gone but you shall be with the

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
(18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013)

by Michael Andrew Williams

All

by Marc Mordey

So, finally perhaps,
Mandela, Mandiba, is free.
Man of perpetual dignity.
He

by Bahareh Amidi

What does one begin to say about a person
who broke so many barriers so many

by Michael R. Burch

Nelson Mandela,
friend of mankind,
speak for the voiceless,
bear forth

by Michael R. Burch

Nelson Mandela,
warrior of peace,
stare down the tyrant,
speak for the

by Michael R. Burch

Nelson Mandela in prison
was more powerful than a nation of unjust

by Angelo Scholtz

Africa your mountains are mourning.
The hills are crying.
The heavens are

by Rob Baldwin

Spirit Heart
one mandala
spirit heart
Mandela Freedom

its dark
but mild

by Shaun Deeny

Tata Madiba
The spirit of ubuntu
Father of the rainbow nation
Walking your road

(Tribute to Nelson Mandela)

When the path of justice blazes

Like blasts from fiery

I will not shed my tears
At the funeral of a valiant warrior
I will not mourn
The death of a

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Twilight promises piercing night
Ancient pyramids weep for African Knight
Desert sands rise to

A wave, arm arched high over his head
at me,
as I stumbled from the shade of Green Park
Buck

In a world
A hero born
A life well lived

Let us forgive one another, tonight
a flaming chariot fumes the skies;

a streak of hope crawled

by Emily Macgregor (13)

Stay, Madiba,
Stay.
It's been a long walk to freedom
and we need you

Whatever you have done
said and offered
and been
is now ours -

a boat, a flight
a true

You have done quite
An excellent job
The day of rewarding will come
When all the records will

MADIBA

Mandela showed us our freedom
And took us into the Promised Land
Despite the shackles

by Soli Blue

Who or what took away the darkness I no longer fear?

I suspect it was

Vale Nelson Mandela
(18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013)
"Courage is not the absence of fear - it's

I never learnt about you in school. The heroic acts of bravery in an attempt to change the

He always knew
his enemies
would not be able
to destroy him -

nor would
violence or

Remember the man
whose hope overcame adversity.
Rememember the statesman
who chose to work for

if ever you felt jailed in life,
just call Mandela: he is now,he always was,
part of you, of

(for Nelson Rohlilahla Mandela, born 18 July 1918, died 5 December 2013, and John Royston Danks

by Hamish Danks Brown

(for Nelson Rohlilahla Mandela, born 18 July 1918,
and John Royston Danks

Mandela dies.
The whole world
lurches to a halt,
caught in his
shadow, passing.

A man no

Friend to us my dear Nelson
Friend to equality
The friend in House no. 8115
The friend in 62, 64,

by Melinda Cochrane

A university filled with books,
none of them spoke to me,
I turned the

Across early days the burning winds blew,
Brought up with custom ritual and taboo.
Transcending

by Gail Gilbride Bohle

I know you
your words entered my world
stayed in my head
churning

by Aniruddha Sastikar, India

The true torch of –
peace,
equality, and
justice; eclipsed,

Madiba is Dead!

A symbol
A man of his word
A freedom fighter
A radical
A spirit man
A

Arrested
Tried
Jailed
Released

Reconciled
Retired
Nursed
Died
Mourned
Celebrated

Ignor

You are the butterfly
who escaped reason
whirling your colors
in empathy
as your tongue
grows

by Alvin Kathembe

The bright, blue face darkens
And shuts its fiery eye
In anguish.
Night is

1.
1990 was the date
U pushed aside apartheid hate
~27 years 2 late
I hear this night U met your

When the enemy
Came out, he was taller than
Expected. He waved
And smiled a great deal.
When

by Gloria the Poet
I was seven when I first heard his story.
I still hear the voices of his people

I walked through your life
one day a few years back
Rows of pictures in a gallery
Hours spent in

by bonnie jean flach

Rolihlahla
was number 466/64
well that's what it said
outside his

My heart is heavy this morning,
mirorring the sorrowful sky.
Still, there's light shining upon

by Seth Godin

You can make a difference.
You can stand up to insurmountable forces.
You can

Voice of truth
Voice of peace
Unwavered by oppression's hand
Ignited cries of freedom
for

You walked this earth with a purpose, each stride erased limitations.
You took a stand for what you

That black dawn,
your fist clenched

like a sleeping dove.

How did you bone wings,
culture

A TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA

Fight so hard and live so long,
Live so long and fight so