notes on south africa ...continued

stellenbosch

we found some old friends
they were in familiar labeled bottles
we danced with them
reasonably restrained of course
this is the land of milk and honey
whites still own
blacks still file daily in multiple trucks
each clad in uniforms
denoting their particular contribution
the food being the freshest I’ve had
the people the most hospitable I’ve met
I could stay here and write a long time
with the fuel of contradiction fueling my pen



stellenbosch… continued

we met the marketers
they touted their beloved winemakers’ wares
we met French with pens
who give thumbs up or down
depending on____?
we are not sure
we met excessive over hyped golf induced juice
we were not impressed
we met another coastal road facing south
we were highly impressed