Rough Diamond In The Rain

By Sivuyile Daniel

This book is dedicated to all people going through

hardships or struggle in their everyday life, when it feels like it won't dawn for them.

Above all, Rough ‘Diamond in the Rain’ is an
inspirational poetic book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sivuyile Daniel
• Release date: Jul 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463919026

Sivuyile Daniel

Sivuyile Daniel,a South African author of Rough 'Diamond In the Rain', music teacher and founder of Eight Notes Academy, an NPO 143-402, that empower community and humankind at large, through music education. In various music instruments and theory of music.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Mr. Donald Mashatole for his inspiration and for encouraging me to compile my poems into a book. Prof. Mpiti Jacob Thamahe for reading early drafts and encouragement. Mr. Tiisetso Tsotetsi from Eight Notes Academy at large for the support and not forgetting Mr. Steven Mahlangu for believing in me.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

1. My Only Dear Mangwane

2. Tomorrow is Still Unknown

3. Fallen Soldier

4. Lost Child

5. Stand Tall

6. A victim of Shame

7. True Joy, Lies Within Thy Heart

8. What am I Made of?

9. My Love, Girl of a Lifetime

10. Journey to My Destination

11. Immortality

12. Let Me Be Me, For Heaven’s Sake

13. Places to Travel to Succeed

14. Fear No One Except Thy God

15. Listen to My Lingo; Judge Me Not

16. Never Betray Thy Love

17. Still Picture You in My Dreams

18. Be Whoever You Want to Be

19. Victim of Love

20. My Troubled Soul Cold

21. Dear God

22. Experience, My Best Teacher

23. Each Day is Special and Unique

24. Lonely Cold

25. Crying Heart

26. The Betrayed Soldier

27. Captured Love

28. Gone for So Long

29. My Dream, My Only Redemption

30. Troubled, Yet Chosen

31. Life Confusion Never Stops

32. My Destiny

33. Another Queer Day

34. Short Sweet Dream

35. Unfigured Issues

36. The Small-town Country

37. Learning Curve

38. Nostalgia

39. My Soul as a Lost Dream in the Rain

40. First place to the Heart

41. Ranger’s Disturbance

42. Saw Them Come and Pass as Rain

My Only Dear Mangwane

The good don’t last for long,

Good life isn’t long enough,

Long life isn’t good enough.

Gone past sooner,

Where I needed most, it was too late already,

Far from above in spiritual world of holiness.

My only dear Mangwane Nomvula, Ncazi.

May your soul rest in peace for eternity.

As your life in my thoughts lives eternally,

You may have gone past this world,

Yet spiritually, you’re around; gone, but not forgotten.

Your words live eternal in my heart to my conscious level,

Embolden my strength each day I think of you,

Shaping my mentality to a better person,

Taught me to pray through temptations to overcome,

Yet never told you would be gone so soon.

As life never tells what’s beyond

Reviews for Rough Diamond In The Rain

[Sivuyile Daniel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's keeps you want for more while reading, it's inspirational, educational, philosophical and self improvement page turner poetic book.