A moment in time captured in a simple wind <br />Of a simple pipe <br />By a simple folk <br />I see black boys standing in a corner somewhere <br />In the middle of Johannesburg <br />Long before the ’76 Uprising <br />I see them blowing and swinging <br />Blowing and swinging <br />The crowd gathering, listening, moved! <br />Throwing coins in a hat <br />And then a yellow police vehicle <br />Would always come too quickly <br />KWELA, KWELA, KWELA! <br />Was all that THEY could say <br />In the city <br />In the township, <br />Purple notes <br />Purple tunes <br />A purple moment in time <br />I see happiness and sorrow entwined <br />Like strands in the loom <br />I see a people going on because life goes on <br />KWELA, a moment in song <br />Your dream has come to life!<br /><br />LLM Mbatha<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kwela-the-s-a-penny-whistle-sound/