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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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABC DD BAC XX AA CC BX CA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 560
Words 106
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Bernadette Jean Barnardt

I am a self taught artist and Writer from Krugersdorp. I started writing at the age of ten to escape from the reality of abuse. more…

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