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:
What’s She Up To Now?
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- Written February 2022
Exploring fynbos, the lavender, the arum lilies,
Putting on a sari or chitenge, or just a navy uniform,
Which could turn gray or cream with the continents,
Shooing the elephant or jumping from one bus to another
With a red rover ticket, two children in tow,
Sitting down for cibwantu with Rebecca or coffee with Ida?
Walking streets of gold, greeting angels and long past friends,
Joining the singers, but preferring the baby grand,
Glad to be over headaches, heartaches, forgetfulness,
Taking a break, having a nap, resting at peace,
Nipping into our dreams , slipping into conversation,
Then waking just in time to call ‘tea – hee’,
And say ‘Here endeth the lesson. Get on with life,’
Margaret
17 – 7 – 1942 to 9 - 2 - 2019