Children are the same the world over. This is a poem for them and for Madiba, a man who always had time for children and laughter. Happy Birthday Tata.

Some children are older than their years

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Others pretend to be bigger than their fears

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Some ride bicycles to school, others ride buffalos to work

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And while they may be cultures and worlds apart

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they will all giggle and snigger at the sound of a fart

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They don’t save their energy for a future that is yet to come

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They put their whole heart and limbs into the moment, and just for fun

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They understand that to be naked and honest is not to be vulnerable and weak

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and that joy is something you live every day, not neglect only to later seek

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and give them a patch of mud

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flip flops

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even a few elastic bands tied together

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and they’ll make a game of it

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and become best friends forever

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and ever

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Musing on Madiba’s legacy xxx

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