Yesterday was World Poetry Day. No-one told me but apparently Katyboo1.wordpress.com knew. She posted this fantastic poem which I think is very appropriate what with it being the Spring equinox in the northern hemisphere.
Spring Cleaning
de Lord is my
shepherd
I shall not want
an she scraping
de las crumbs
aff de plate
knowing ants will
feed
maketh me to lie
down
in green pastures
leadeth me beside
de still
waters
and she han
washing clothes
spotless
lifting dem outa
de water
drying she han
careful slow
pon she apron
restoreth my soul
she mixing
sugar
water
lime
she filling she
favourite jug
de one wid de
cool palm pattern
yea though I walk
troo de valley of
de
shadow of death
she opening de
fridge
de cowl stapping
her breath
for a motion
I will fear no
evil
she put een wah
she want
tek out wah she
want
shut de door
for thou art wid
me
thy rod an thy
staff
dey comfort me
an she looking
wid a far eye
pon de picture a
de children
side a de almanac
pon de wall
surely goodness
an mercy
shall follow me
she pick up de
broom
an she sweeping
all de days of my
life
an she sweeping
an I will dwell
in de house of de
Lord
she sweeping out
sweeping
out
shake de broom
in de wind
dus fly
she beat it gains
de fence
dus fly
she cup she han
unda de pipe
an she sprinkle
water
roun she
stan up
hans akimbo
she watching
all de dark
spirits
departing wid de
dus
sunrise in er
eyes
forever
an ever
Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze
An amazing poem. I ready it through 3 times. Just Wow!
ReplyDeleteJust managed to work out the comments! It is a wonderful poem Greer. Have you read it aloud?
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