South Africa, Jewel of the South

Beneath wide skies where colors gleam,

South Africa stirs, a living dream.

Her heartbeat drums through veld and plain,

A song of sun, of joy, of rain.

Cape Town rises, bold and free,

Cradled by mountain, kissed by sea.

Table Mountain stands, her granite crown,

Watching the city shimmer down.

The vineyards whisper, soft and slow,

Where rivers of ruby and golden flow.

Penguins waddle on sandy shore,

Where two great oceans meet and roar.

Kruger’s kingdom, timeless space,

Wildlife thrives in nature’s embrace.

Elephants stride with gentle grace,

Lions reign, the dusk they chase.

The leopard’s shadow, the rhino’s might,

The dawn alive with wings in flight.

Here life moves to nature’s tune,

Beneath the sun, beneath the moon.

Oh land of colors, fierce and true,

Rainbow nation, ever new.

Your spirit soars, forever strong,

A symphony, a nation’s song.

                               — Meenakshi Singh