Teenage Thoughts of Hope

This book contains thoughts and poems of a bright, romantic 15-year-old girl who lives in a village in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Hope, who called herself Mogokolodi when we first corresponded, submitted the first two thoughts and I incorporated them in another book from an author who I thought was in the same area. Hope never did see them in print. South Africa is a huge country and Limpopo Province is very large too. I encouraged Hope to send me more poems or other writing and this is the result. Hope is mature beyond her years. Her insights tell me that the youth of the world are well-educated, have universal desires, suffer similar pains and angst in their teenage years and are a delight to know.