Welcome to 'The duPs' - The website of Paul and Margaret du Plessis - Margaret a former Medical Social Worker, Paul a physician.
They served with The Salvation Army in Zambia, the United Kingdom, India, and their homeland of South Africa. They retired to live in Bromley, in southeast London. Margaret passed away in 2019.
Their children, Catherine and Andre, and the wider family have always meant a lot to them. Placing Paul’s poems and other information on a website has been a family request for some years. Grandson, David, took on the project and became the website architect.
Please enjoy reading Paul's poems which reflect something of their life experiences.
Margaret has researched the life of Louisa Mary Tucker, the first wife of pioneer Indian missionary, Frederick Tucker.
Please use the menu on the left and the search function in the top right to navigate through the site.
Here is Paul's most recent poem:
Cappuccino, please!
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- Written May 2025
As the banks close
And competition grows
While parkers go RingGo,
Or find somewhere else
For their coffee and cake,
As the geese huddle together
With a glance at the skies
Waiting for the worst,
Knowing they’ll survive.
But Joëlle shudders with uncertainty,
Placing her trust in the one who is willing,
But these days seems powerless
With the forces of nature that go their own way.
An evening with Chislehurst Artists in Joëlle’s Coffee House.
RingGo: a cashless parking app
Joelle means: God is willing
May 2025