I am just and ordinary married man with 3 children, living in a small Boland town called Wolseley in the Western Cape South Africa. Second eldest of three brothers and one sister.. my parents still alive, all of my family except my sister are currently residents of Wolseley. A small village full of character ,loving people a close knit community with its usual moral problems. Poetry for me is the inside living outwards...my thoughts,ideals,memories and prayers,my hope for humanity. I can live in it, respond to it and surely hope others who read it can find something of worth,something they can relate to... My believe is that everything that transpires is the will of God..no matter what the outcome might be...He would not lead you to it if He can't take you through it.
I was Discovered in the basement of "Jeff Davis Hospital" nearly dead from over stuffing my frame with "Rat Milk" rescued by two "Scottish Strippers" whom earned there living at "Natchez Under the Hill" Both parents, Tried to teach me as I grew older to escape any Mental obstacle, I never paid attention, I just kept craving "Beutiful Breast Milk" that stared at me each morning as I laid hopelessly in the middle of my mother and mother, with a "Old Clothe Diaper" constructed from Dollar bills that were stuffed in the "Oversized Bra's" of both of my parents the "Night before" Just kidding, Everything's true, Except for the two female parents, the "Money Constructed Diaper" and the "Rats Milk"........ It was a "Cat" My goal is to truly "Capture the Art of Writing" I'm not the Best, And I'll never Claim to be! I just want to join and mingle, With my "Fellow Poets" Dream, Write, And always Remember, That Your "Right" and I'm "Left" Handed
Bore and raise in Los Angeles, California, Lennell Haley has lived in a variety of locations that gave her wisdom and insight into the human experience. Some experiences she would say are the impetus for many of her writings such as the period she and her family lived in the Imperial Courts Projects(off of 114th Grape Street) in Watts, California. Ms. Lennell Haley received her public school education in the State of California graduating from LeRoy Locke High School in 1973. She attended Southwest Junior College where she received Early Childhood Education Credits which led substitute teaching in the Compton School Distinct. She enjoyed working with students especially in the area of creative writing during the 15 years spent in the classroom. A high moment in her career was when Ms. Haley received publication in 2008 with four poetry pieces being accepted by International Poetry Writing along with an invitation to attend one of the largest poetry conventions in the world. An honor received during the event, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, was being awarded runner-up in the Newly Published Writer's category; this occasion was the impetus for other doors to begin opening. Ms. Haley considers her writing abilities a blessing from God and humbles herself gracefully. With no formal training, Ms. Haley says that the words begin to flow from within the moment she opens herself to God and begins to recognize that it is only through Him that she can express herself fully and honestly. She has stated many times that, "I write as the words come forth...period. "Her first memorable piece entitled, "Flowing Angel", was written in 2006. Ms. Haley says, "I was blessed with the skill of poetry writing in the simplest form which helps many others to be able to relate to and be healed by my words. Since 2006, Ms Haley has moved to Tulsa, OK and has published two books. her first book was cathartic being just the tool needed to open the floodgates towards healing. Over time, Ms. Haley penned her second book that opened her eyes as it dealt with a subject many do not acknowledge in the African American community--mental abuse. Her second book entitled "The Covering of God" is about live as a Christian and a sinner with insight into the understanding that if we man/woman falls, they have the right to get back up and try again. Ms. Haley believes that by knowing that as long as we have breath in our bodies each day we will learn something different, this ongoing learning will help us to grow into whom God Almighty created us to be.