Bitter Sweat & Sweet Journey

By Tlake Phillemon Rachoene

The author and heritage, arts and culture practitioner. lake Rachoene has written remarkable poems which explore and chronicle the compelling journey of life and its obstacles. His poems chart the fractured path that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit against despair. It is beautifully poignant, raw and powerful in all respect.
It is easy to read his poems which truly relax the body and soothe mind and after all, listening to the poems recited to relieve stress.

Furthermore, the poems in anthology are chronicles of the realm of the struggle for land, power in political sphere, love, romance, education, religion, etc. The depiction of paradigm shift from Africanism to Western culture in terms of portrayal of mostalgia with regards to African land, music and loss of hope in contemporary political is thick and well-sound.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tlake Phillemon Rachoene
• Release date: Dec 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370540686

Book preview

Quotes

Books are the most worthy companions to take with you on this bitter-sweet journey known as life.

Cassandra King

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Aristocle

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

Oscar Wilde

You cannot live a normal life existence if you haven’t taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.

Wole Soyinka

Content

Quotes

Dedication

Acknowledgements

About the Author:

Foreword

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Glossary

Dedication

This narrative poetry is dedicated to my wife, all my children and avid readers for the hardships and obstacles experienced in their lives.

Acknowledgements

The mammoth task of having written and successfully published this book would not have been possible without the magnificence and powerful nature of God, as well as the support and encouragement I received from quite a number of people. In acknowledging assistance rendered to me by different people, allow me first to thank the input of my parents. I am forever grateful to my parents, Boledi and Mphela Levy, my younger brother Sydwell and my nephew Thabang, affectionately known as Manu for their generosity in sharing knowledge of African oral literature.

Particular thanks must be given to my wife Attalia Ramadimetja Rachoene and our children, Thomo and Kukele for their love and tolerance they have shown all the time.

I am greatly indebted to my colleague, Nelson Makhubane Tshabalala, the author of the novel Homeland’s dreams of reality for his extensive comments, for sharing knowledge in front cover design, and his wonderful inputs regarding the route to book publishing. I also thank my graphic designer Jonathan Musvaba for the front cover design. In conclusion, I wish to extend my gratitude to the various staff members of Reach publishers who have read the whole manuscript and made innumerable improvements to both the style and their help with word choice and