The warmth of the creeping dawning sun
Precipitates light dew drops.
The grass shimmers and leaves weep..
Ants start to the nests and soils,
So creepers of the savanna toil and moil
Eggs crack in harmony with the skies
And chicks sound their first cries.
The light kisses rabbit holes
And beetles in their sand pores..
The beasts shake and shrug
Against a new day– a new hunt.
Man takes his hoe and goes..
To plough and hope for more.
More crop, more life– more days
More of the sun’s rays.
Julia Kudakwashe Nyamadzawo is a 22 year old visionary poet, who can view life through the lens of a philosopher, a detached observer, an unwitting participant or an enthusiastic citizen, among countless angles, changing cameras to suit the piece she is writing. While many of her works remain unpublished, the intelligence behind every piece will leave you shuddering with emotion and mulling over her views for days to come, regardless of whether the piece was written for adults, or for children, for whom she also writes with much understanding, all while pursuing her medical degree, for which she is now in her fourth year.