Posts

Showing posts from March, 2023

Poem 3, my mother (shout out to all mothers and mother figures in our lives, we are blessed to have)

Image
                                                                                                      photo from: www.istockphoto.com  My mother A true mother hen Protecting her chicks A lioness in the jungle With a heart of a lamb So calm and humble Soaring against all odds What a fearless eagle? She is my mother By Toini I Amadhila   

Poem 2 ( Love your body for all it does for you) and accept that our bodies are pretty unique and different.

Image
                                                    photo adpted from:www.istockphoto.com My body A library of love A book of victory The best mystery A story of my own    A Well-crafted art Mighty unique physique My adorable noble You can’t shame it! By Toini I Amadhila  

GETTING TO KNOW ME & Poem 1, Be happy 😘

Image
    My name is Toini Itsuwe Amadhila. A teacher by occupation. Writing poems is my passion. I find it so fun, magical and interesting putting and playing with words. I do it so effortlessly and creatively. I like inspiring, expressing and showing gratitude through written poems. My favourite part in poems is figurative language, a poem is a poem when it paints imaginations and imagery.  I have read an article on Namibian literature, Wordermariam and Gowases (2020) which stated that Namibian teaching curriculum and related literature in English, is not an integral part of the Namibian Primary School education system at all. This is so sad, hopefully the gap in Namibian literature will be filled soon. I started writing poems and short stories at a very young age. Reading have always been a huge part of my life. I am glad that as a teacher, my talent will never sit on me, I would use it and make it easier for everyone to teach literature or to enjoy the uniqueness language o...