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Dans

marisa fourie 1985 (bethal)

Ballade
n Dogtertjie kom sy die lewe in.
Haar ouers druk haar styf vas,
"Jy's ons sin"

sy kruip, en loop, en begin te dans
Die musiek raak wild
maar sy hou balans

Die wêreld se ritme klop saam haar hart
Sy huppel en dans
vir almal the part

Sy's trots maar skaam
Die liedjie speel aan
haar asem raak vlak
sy weier om te knak, haar drome is groter

Vasgevang tussen triomf en misluk
fluister God vir haar
"onthou jy is my meesterstuk"

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an Afrikaans poem. a woman maturing personified by a dance. self acceptance through spiritual awareness

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Written on August 09, 2022

Submitted by fourie_marisa on February 19, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABA BXB CBC XADE DED
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 432
Words 93
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 4, 3
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