Angels and Crows
Corne Koen 1989 (Cape Town)
The Angels and the Crows.
Till the ends of a rotten timber porch.
All sat in wait with formal rows.
A new day lit up in ease like a petrol torch.
Mama woke to kiss the black rose.
So as the character chose.
Well this is how the story goes.
Open swings the front door.
Granny is done with the filthy demonic hoes.
Ready for a new life, no matter how hardcore.
In the summer blue sky.
The yearns cry.
No, they weren't shy.
The crows start to sore.
Trembling bass from the floor.
With a new life they had bore.
Whispers chanting.
One love and joy.
Nothing more.
About this poem
Breaching from life to another.
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Written on April 19, 2023
Submitted by Koen on April 19, 2023
Modified on April 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABAAACAC DDDCCC XXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 564 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6, 3 |
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