Bright Corner
Polate Hlatshwayo 2001 (Manzini)
Bright in the corner where you are
The pen is heavy, no scale can read
Ink so thick to leave the pages wet
Just before you read, let it bleed
With this light I still seek inspiration
OOh these angels above my head
Out of my head I give the Lord praise
Temple time shining in disguise
As this vowels feel the lines
Excited to repeat this from time to time
With these hands my fingers count
One to five out of ten I barely touch
I close my eyes when I've seen enough
It only gets dark to get bright again
Bright in the corner where you are
They will find this hard to believe
Not knowing that faith objects
Within the temple and it is fortune
In mind that deceives the heart
The light is so bright and this time
Around my eyes are closed
The light shines so bright I feel
The heaven hosts, the temple inside
Is filled with Joy, Light inside
To shine the walls too high
Temple time likes to say good bright
About this poem
Basically about being dumbfounded, realizing what life is...
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Written on June 26, 2023
Submitted by poalmhayise on July 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxxc bxxxd xxxxA xxcxdx xeexx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 911 |
Words | 187 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 6, 5 |
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