Memento
Memento.
Wat meer is daar te sê,
Ekt my hele lewe neergelê,
Hier waar skanse son kleurig verdwyn,
En al my vrese aansienlik verklein,
Wat meer sal ek sê,
My baadjie van self verwyt het swygend
onder jou kapstok gaan lê,
Geen as-ek-was-jas
Wat my meer pas,
Kouend sluk ek bitter woorde,
En sing luidend danksegende akoorde,
Klinkende simbale
Vertel melodieus ons nuwe verhale,
Eensaamte koffie lag uitbundig saam oranje bek kakelaars,
Wanneer naaste-liefde beskuit saggies die eensaamheid opsuip.
©™The Caged Butterfly
Bernadette Jean Barnardt
About this poem
This poem is about laying down our battle armor and picking up the pieces of thankfulness
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Written on February 11, 2022
Submitted by berdiebar75 on August 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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