Moemise Motsepe
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Poem "when the poet passes":
- written January 2004
- published November 6, 2006
- viewed 401 times
Other poems by Moemise Motsepe:
»A secret called ridgeway«
»anthem to the gods«
»at the feet of a goddess«
»bride of thunder«
»eclipse - a ceremony of rebirth«
»Galantly the flags billow«
»i fly«
»i search for god«
»moonlight in her eyes«
»the end of poetry«
»the epilogue of venom«
»To her grace I dance«
»war of the elements«
»we remember the lion«
Visit Moemise Motsepe's profile page
Poem "when the poet passes":
- written January 2004
- published November 6, 2006
- viewed 401 times
Other poems by Moemise Motsepe:
»A secret called ridgeway«»anthem to the gods«»at the feet of a goddess«»bride of thunder«»eclipse - a ceremony of rebirth«»Galantly the flags billow«»i fly«»i search for god«»moonlight in her eyes«»the end of poetry«»the epilogue of venom«»To her grace I dance«»war of the elements«»we remember the lion«»when the poet passes«
after my passing is told
when i submit to the fate most feared
let them say only that i wrote
for no amount of golden talk
can blot the faults of a man
erase the prints of his errors
or embellish the curse of his merits
after my passing is told
do not clothe me in the way of the lion
or sculptor my name in platinum regalia
but call other poets to bring their magic
and hear them say here lies a man
a son of the soil
a poet who loved africa
-ends-
? Moemise Motsepe
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Johannesburg
00h30
when i submit to the fate most feared
let them say only that i wrote
for no amount of golden talk
can blot the faults of a man
erase the prints of his errors
or embellish the curse of his merits
after my passing is told
do not clothe me in the way of the lion
or sculptor my name in platinum regalia
but call other poets to bring their magic
and hear them say here lies a man
a son of the soil
a poet who loved africa
-ends-
? Moemise Motsepe
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Johannesburg
00h30
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