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Albert Nyathi

Baby Footballer

Baby Footballer

Baby Footballer

Softly, swimmingly
Deftly defiantly
Softly, swerving
Ducking like a lone duck
Dodging even a bullet
Splashing water
Under the good guidance
Of a proud mum
From a small man
Splashing like a mad duck
Kicking the empty air
Albert Nyathi

Albert Nyathi

(Zimbabwe, 1962)

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Baby Footballer

Softly, swimmingly
Deftly defiantly
Softly, swerving
Ducking like a lone duck
Dodging even a bullet
Splashing water
Under the good guidance
Of a proud mum
From a small man
Splashing like a mad duck
Kicking the empty air

Baby Footballer

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