Written over a 12-year period and inspired by South Africa's experiences and the Rainbow Nation culture, the collection of poetry published as That cloud has a sylver lining is a new-age approach to poetic expression. It invites readers into the poet's mind – what he thinks and how he views situations as they happen in his life. Tsepho Matlheketlha shares without saying it – from losing himself to finding himself again, he places himself in the shoes of other people. The poem Responding Page allows himself to be corrected in his former view and he introduces the love story Patrick and Pamela as his own. That cloud has a sylver lining describes love through good and bad times and ultimately reaches its true meaning under Solid Gold and Brother. Its aim is for readers to pause and then leap into a foreign situation and solve it. It detangles the complicated and forces readers to question themselves about why they had not thought of that. As readers indulge in this anthology, the aim is to achieve a different perspective. About the author: Tshepo Matlheketlha is an English teacher in China, who has been in his profession for as long as he remembers. He has been into various hobbies including sports, drama, singing, motor racing and extreme activities. His firm grasp on his spiritual life influences his writing style and he loves analysing every aspect of life, believing life is an interpretation.