On The Waves of Lost Memories
These salted memories
tell stories oceans and seas
gave birth to.
Over the tempestuous waters,
echoes from bellies of slave ships
ride tides of history;
Spreading ripples over the shores—
time proclaiming forgiveness
for lost souls.
Now we sashay along bleached beaches;
white sands masking the shed blood,
and splashing waves drown out
the ghost echoes of rattling chains:
We no longer remember
our beginnings here.
About this poem
This poem is the Title Poem of a collection published in 2017, by the author. It also appears in the second volume of the Anthology: PS, It's Still Poetry, published by Poetry Soup.
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Submitted by mlowe5aolcom on January 19, 2022
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 428 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 4, 2 |
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