PIKELELA GUTYUNGWA MEMOIRS

FOREWORD! I'd like to express my sincerest apologies for being unable to help the majority of my audience understand what's being chanted in these Praises for my one and only Grandson. I wrote these Praises in my native Xhosa Language simply because they'd have made no sense had I wrote them in English. Some things for us as Africans, in life carries more meaning and sense if written in our own Language as it carries the whole history of our Ancestors and Family Origins.  I come from the Myirha Clan in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, among many different Clans in our Xhosa Nation. All the ancestral names chanted in their generational order signify the origin of our family name: GUTYUNGWA. This is no different from what we read in the Book of Matthew Chapter One citing the Genealogy of Christ. It is important for me as an African and a Born Again Christian to know where my Forefathers came from. I wrote these Praises for my First Grandson, Anathi Gutyungwa when he was born in 2020...

  Throwback .... Here's Anathi's Reprisal I wrote for his third birthday. I wrote it in my mother tongue, Xhosa vocabulary that is. There's no way to make it make sense in English. Anathi AmaYirha! _____&&&&____&&&&____   The Big Zero Five! Hello. My name is King Anathi Gutyungwa. I am five years old. I overheard my kindergarten teachers whispering, wisdom for kids like me... comes in multiples of five! So Yes! Five I am, five I come and five I stand... all the way to Ten! I will be ten times smarter by the time I hit ten! The Big Zero Five I am. The Big Zero Five I come and stand all the way to the Super Ten! I am King Anathi Gutyungwa. I smile when I’m sad and laugh out loud when I’m angry. Cry? Who, Me? Nah. I leave that to babies! By the time I hit two, this boy in me could master the smartphone like a seasoned Pro. Believe me when I say, I’m smarter than smart. Wow. My grandson! Smiling down from Heaven, Great Grandmother...

    Hello. This is Pikelela Speaking...   I am making almost half of my Library and Collection of my Poems, Lamentations, Story Songs, Essays, Love Lyrics, War-cry, etc. For your easy reach and personal interest if you want to find any topic which rhymes with your heart... it's all here under your finger tips. I plan to compile another Booklet which will cover the more than half of my works not included in this List.   Yep, I'm throwing the gauntlet at you! It's hard for me to believe I actually managed to frame and come up with all these fantastic topics just for you to dip in and enjoy all my sweat and prayers. God knows how much tears I shed and dedication which demanded me to keep the highest standard in order to hear the Spirit of God whispers into my heart.   I know, some people will take all this work as nothing, not even give it a glimpse or some benefit of doubt which can force you to pause and think hard. It is necessary sometimes, once in your life; t...