Once I was a boy soldier –
Now I’m shooting hoops
I’m not the generation lost
I’m bright and landing scoops
Once I was a girl servant –
Now I’m skipping ropes
I’m not the generation lost
I’m proud and full of hopes
Once I was a phantom child –
Now I’m quite a star
I’m not the generation lost
I’m strong and will go far
Once I was a nut to crack –
Now I’m acorn’s tree
I’m not the generation lost
I’m growing tall and free
Once I was a ghetto kid –
Now I’m a go-getter
I’m not the generation lost
I’m good and getting better
Wayne Visser © 2017
Book
Life in Transit: Favourite Travel & Tribute Poems
This creative collection, now in its 2nd edition, brings together travel and tribute poems by Wayne Visser. The anthology pays tribute to the likes of Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, Antoni Gaudí & Leonardo da Vinci, and reflects on travels ranging from China and South Africa to Ecuador and Russia. Life is lived in the in-between / In transit / Between coming and going / Between staying and moving on / Between here and there / And what we call home / What we call settled or contented / Is merely a resting place / A station for refuelling / A nexus for reconnecting / A junction for changing direction. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
