The Companions Of Life

By Neo Maebana Mohlala

The Companions of Life ventures us through the cruelty and brutality of life's existences and challenges. We are walked through diseases of no remorse scavenging on our society and yet within the technology advanced generation, scientists still fail to find the cure. Does scientist really don't know the cure or are they working closely with the pharmaceutical industries to their lucrative benefit? The poets introduce to us diseases which are currently still insomniac issues around the world thus discoveries are made daily. The book further traces us back to our roots, our origins as South Africans, it retells the stories of our heroes and the part they have played to give birth to the new South Africa today. Heroes who have unveiled the leap of apartheid into a democratic South Africa. We see elegies written for freedom fighters such as Steven Bantu Biko. The creativity never ceases to amaze, every poem unleashes a new level of creativity. What is poetry without preaching about love? The poet feeds our mind with messages of appreciation to friends, how life would be boring without them and what a vital role they play in our lives. Friends are like the stars, they are too many but a real friend is like the moon, it is only one and brightens your "day". Motivation, philosophy and words of wisdom, are penned down through poems such as Mind Power. A positive mind attracts positive things, and you are what you put your mind to. The poet instills hope in us, that "a mind is a very powerful tool that one needs to conquer the world." Have no positive mental approach, then watch the world shatters in your presence. The themes are diverse and caters for readers of all ages. The diversification aims to educate; console; praise and acknowledge; and most importantly to spread the love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1986706249
• ISBN13: 9781986706247
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"