On my Way to Lunenburg
Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh 1940 (Harar)
Feeling an importance which I couldn't fill
Blush on my face--smile of happiness
Mother whispered into my ear
"Go learn, and pass it on to the next generation"
Dressed with national custom as an emblem
Saluted everyone with their blessings
Left my country with promise to serve on my return
For the first time on foreign soil; I travelled on luxury train I sneezed from a mixed weather: cold and warm
the first word I heard was "Gesundheit"
From what I have learned, it means, "bless you"
What good wishing to someone from a strange land?
My eyes were most grateful viewing what
I hadn't seen before - well-structured buildings
High speed cars running from corner to corner
The fast and comfortable train was hilarious
Well-dressed people made me think
Less fortunate ones of mine
Murmured inside, is this magic?
"No, it is by hard work and education"
The industrious German people worked day and night
High dedication and love of a country rocketed on top of world map
Soon, I am in "Bahnhof" train station
About this poem
Expressed my feeling and observation on my to Lunenburg, on my Way to Lunenburg (Goethe Institute, German Language Learning Center).
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Submitted by yeshigemaneh on January 26, 2022
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXB XCX XD XXXCXA XXXBDXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,026 |
Words | 194 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 2, 6, 7 |
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