Seemingly peaceful | Skynbaar rustig | Kukhangeleka kuzolile

An old man sits on a park bench, reading, seemingly peaceful. Does Oupa Carlos reflect upon how he and his peers have managed to cause the degeneration of the planet? See the poem by Drew Dellinger from Hieroglyphic Stairway in the book he is reading. A dove perches on the bench – symbolic of the spirit. The golden colours allude to constant truths, transparency symbolises the fleeting nature of humanity.

‘n Ou man sit en lees, skynbaar rustig, op ‘n parkbankie. Wonder Oupa Carlos hoe hy en sy gelykes die verval van die planeet veroorsaak het? Kyk na die gedig van Drew Dellinger uit Hieroglyphic Stairway in die boek wat hy lees. ‘n Duif sit op die bankie – ‘n simbool van die gees. Die goue kleure verwys na onveranderlike waarheid, deursigtigheid simboliseer die vervlietende aard van die mensheid.

Ixhego lihleli kwisitulo eside esisepakeni, liyafunda, likhangeleka lizolile emphefumlweni. Ingaba uTatomkhulu Carlos ucamngca ngendlela athe yena nabahlobo bakhe babe nakho ukuba ngunobangela wokutshabalala kweplanethi? Uyakhathala ngomhlaba kunye nelifa alishiye ngasemva? Jonga umbongo ebhalwe nguDrew Dellinger evela kwiHieroglyphic Stairway ekule ncwadi ayifundayo. Ihobe elinye lathi ngcu kwisitulo eside – engumzekeliso womoya, ukhanyiselo, ilanga. Imibala enjengegolide ebhekisa kwinyaniso emileyo, ukuba phandle okuzekelisa ubume obunamendu boluntu