That Little House
Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh 1940 (Harar)
That Little House
That house I grew
Surrounded by hills and trees
A stream running across
Grass hatched roof
Decorated with hand woven crafts
Fire wood burned for cooking
That keeps it worm and cozy
Neighbors getting together
To celebrate holidays
They shared what ever little they have
Children running around, chasing each other
Full of happiness and laughter
Neighbors keep an eye; they see them as if their own
Years went by since I left
Sweet memory still rotating as if recent
Determined to be back to renew old memory
Noticed many changes
Tried to rewind, many deleted
Some left with holes some with scratch
Who to be blamed for the erosion
No one to come forward except old memory
Of that little house
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Submitted by yeshigemaneh on February 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A XXXXXXBCXXCCXXXBXXXXBA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 714 |
Words | 130 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 22 |
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