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May 15th, 2026
South Africa Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
by Nicole Chingosha
Two lonely wanderers of the night with sore eyes sought for sight Passing where the ocean meets the sky counting down as days go by Opalescent eyes and dimly lit smiles where hazy candlelight evenings beguile Under fading lullabies the moon lets out its cries In the warmth of forgotten memories raindrops tell their stories When there's silence between heartbeats the wind carries secrets In the midst of a faltering pretence love blooms in silence When street lights flicker with gossip horns sound for the sailing of our ship Lost in the echoes of time shadows dance under the moonlight's chime Under a sky painted with stars dreams become woven into memoirs In the arms of gentle agony the embrace of wonder on your balcony When the night whispers your name the melody of a distant past remains Through the lens of a fading photograph the forgiven pains, are turnt laughs Cold fingers on leather tied with a string inside a box with a tiny sterling silver ring In the warmth of morning dew when tragedy began something new
About the Poet
Nicole Chingosha resides in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
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This poem is featured in Comet #8, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Keywords: wanderers, candlelight, melody, tragedy
Previously published in South Africa Poetry Magazine:
Loss Knocks
by Clarisse Terblanche
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