Monday, December 5, 2011

Have something good to say about yourself

October 19, 2011
Over the past couple of weeks, I have thought of adolescence as a time where your self-esteem is probably challenged the most. You either love the way you are or you do not.

YO SPACE:

How sweet!

Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Home of millions
The hissing snakes
The barking dogs
The crowing cocks
And the roaring lions
How sweet!

Rich with your people
Vast with your green vegetation
Proud of your blue sky
Your howing rivers
Boundful with your animal forest
How sweet!

Come forth and
Taste the sweetness of being born
In Africa
Land of peace
Land of plenty
Land of sky high mountains
Land of deep-flowing rivers
Your rain-pregnant clouds
How sweet!

I have much pride being
Born a Zimbabwean
The finest race among all races
Rich with a dignified culture
A culture that promotes
Unity, peace and prosperity
How sweet Zimbabwe is . . .
Its parks, oh, yes!
Saturated with game,
The elephants, the hyena, the giraffe
The buffalo — you name it
The list is endless
How sweet!

Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe!
My motherland
The flower of civilisation
98% literacy rate
Full of women filled with dignity
Women of resilience
Full of empowered, educated women
How sweet!
Oh, yes!
Go ahead and rob me of
My car, money, wealth
All that I will surrender
But never my birthright
Zimbabwe
How sweet!                        

Mirian Gono, Form 3

YO SPACE:

LOVE 
                        
Kindness in feeling creates profoundness Kindness in thinking creates love
Kindness in words creates confidence to fall in love

You can fall from a ladder
You can fall from a tree
But the best way of falling is to fall in love
                    
 Love is patient and tender
 Love is blind it can lead you anywhere
                  
 Love is the only kind of ice that keeps a woman warm
 For you to be loved, love and be lovable

Bernard Mapuranga
Solusi Adventist High School

YO SPACE:

LIFE

Life’s a journey
Life’s a journey
It’s a journey to self-discovery
Discovering if we are succeeding or failing
If we are fit or ailing

Life’s a journey
It has its fair share of ups and downs
But our minds make them look unfair
We decide whether to fold up or get up
Life’s a journey.

Life’s a journey
A journey that changes with time
It’s no longer survival of the fittest but the wise
Only those that think big get big

Life’s a journey
Where we don’t choose what we start with
But what we end with
Some are happy in trains, some sad in planes
Be happy where you are but don’t be content

 
Morgan MzuzaUpper 6 , Kuwadzana 1 High School

Choosing a good university

October 1, 2011

As we draw closer to the end of the year, you might be thinking “what next?” if you have not done so already. Choosing a university and applying is quite a process in your final year of high school, but with some research, guidance and clarity of mind you should be able to do this with ease.