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Esther At the Gate

There she stood 
Legs akimbo
The sun setting
behind her

The maize crop
in green bloom
pitch darkness
besides her

The gateman's bench
Empty yet
The sentry door
Open still

Esther at the gate
her dark shadow
the grey sand
at her feet

Her white skirt
The white gate
Her white smile
The white lamp

Her low flats on
the brown grass
Velvet black skin
Color of her hair

Oh! Oh! Esther!

Copyright © M Braimah Saaka | Year Posted 2017

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Aqua Marine Date: 4/17/2019 1:53:00 PM Still a wonderful poem to read again! :-) Login to Reply M Braimah Saaka Date: 4/17/2019 4:10:00 PM Thanks again. I appreciate you.

J Hamilton Gist Date: 8/23/2017 3:14:00 PM I love your style of verse! Login to Reply

Frances Schiavina Date: 8/14/2017 8:54:00 AM What a beautiful poem! Login to Reply

Fungayi Elias Ndhlovu Date: 8/4/2017 7:04:00 AM A beautiful deep ode. Login to Reply

Teddy Kimathi Date: 8/3/2017 4:20:00 AM Greetings, M. I really enjoyed the imagery your words created in my mind! Keep your literary fire burning! ;-) Login to Reply

Aqua Marine Date: 8/2/2017 12:22:00 AM Aaah, a vision of delight...I " see" her in my mind's eye- haloed by the setting sun, aglow...Keep writing as you do...in your own unique way. It's lovely! Login to Reply

Luis Estable Date: 8/1/2017 8:48:00 PM The theme is carried through the poem. The language is poetic, but I think this needs a bit of a bunch at the end or somewhere in the poem to give more why at the gate. As the poem stands now, it just tells of a woman at a gate but gives no reasons why. This is only my take. Other readers may see this in a different way. Thanks for this and take care. Luis A. Estable Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 8/1/2017 8:17:00 PM M, so very beautiful! I so enjoyed reading it :) Login to Reply

Marie Kavanaugh Date: 8/1/2017 4:39:00 PM A reverent irreverence, loved this...do you like Leonard Cohen. Login to Reply

Dean Wood Date: 8/1/2017 3:56:00 PM Is this the Esther in the Bible? Look away now! The King will have your head. Wow, a very vivid poem, full of feeling. Glad I took time to read this. Welcome to the Soup! - Dean Login to Reply

Phatt Matt Date: 8/1/2017 3:48:00 PM A very thought through piece brilliant penned! Login to Reply

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 8/1/2017 3:29:00 PM I love the sampling of your poetry sent to me by Soup. A warm welcome to Poetry Soup M. Brainwash. Your work is impressive, especially this piece! Aloha, Connie : ) Login to Reply