Ancestors Anthem

Joquinett Hampton 1979 (Louisville ,KY)



My ancestors say that I stretch far beyond the present existence, to the root of her

Mending the wounds and soothing the pieces that graze the minds of others
The pieces that lie statues throughout time in resilience
Mother ancestor says to me,

Just tend to the wound and soothe the pieces,
Till time has run its course,
 For grief cant' keep the light from coming through

You keep mendinging, soothing caus'
 Time is runnin short,
An' soon you will be the essence of all time,
reassuring your lineage our legacy ...

My Ancestors Anthem

About this poem

The lyrics are about how the ancestors call to the spirit on guidance to heal .

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Written on January 01, 2022

Submitted by joquinett_h on January 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AXB XXX AXXB X
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 543
Words 105
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 4, 1

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