king-wenceslaus

What is Jesus Christ?

Munkacy's Christ Before Pilate For much of my youth I had an understanding of the Incarnation that I now consider badly flawed. This is not, of course, to say t...

The Slumbering Beast (Original Poem)

Some have smelt his cholered breath, or sensed his talons keen Some have felt his rising strength, but few his face have seen Some forget him, deep interred, hi...

Ndlela: A Tragic Figure of Zululand

https://steemitimages.com/DQmVL5wYTNva6zkXeaamamptdnB7uwuyfkSZ7jUUccLJph2/Zuluchargegutt.jpg Ndlela kaSompisi was a warrior-general of the Zulu at the time of t...

Capitalist: A Brief Definition

There has been a great deal of talk about capitalism of late, most especially in the political theatre of the United States. Considering how many have been flin...

Metric Riddle #4 Match Your Wits to This

For countless years I worked the land The unrequited farming-hand They scarce gave thanks for all my toil Replacing sea-side sand with soil So I destroyed them,...

Metric Riddle #3 Can You Solve It?

I've been a quarry and a fort I've been a church, I've come to naught But ere my weary bones decayed I witnessed death and accolade I drank the blood of many sl...

Metric Riddle #2 Can You Guess?

The fool he saith, the words are his: "A bigger fish, there always is" For though the mighty think me small I can cause a titan's fall And where I go, no giant ...

Scope of This Blog

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Metric Riddle #1 What Am I?

Half-man half-beast I seem to be A thousand years is naught to me For I watch kings and kingdoms die Gods in life now lower lie In plundered graves they rest no...

A Quick Note on Copyright

To whom it may concern, the content produced in this blog, written or otherwise, is protected by the copyright laws of South Africa. This protection extends to ...

En Garde Steemers!

Greetings, fellow Steemit users from around the world! I wish I could tell you my real name and where exactly I come from, but somehow I just don’t trust the in...