Remembrance


Placed First in Standard Contest
Specular Fugue
Sponsor : Suzette Richards

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watching passivity in activity
sad, sombrely sad
memories from womb rise and fall
little miracles of remembrance 
holding the hands of Fate we wait
Wheels of Fortune revolves, race stagnates
we do not cry, hankerchiefs dry
timeless we watch, clock ticking

clock glancing, mindful of time   
unseen cry, tissues wet lie around  
loss centres, race proceeds 
there is no Fate, only Self-determination
every forgetting is a miracle
uterine amnesia ~ stumbling and ascending 
sombre joy replicates in silence 
active we look away, passive and still
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Anaya Avatar
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Quite a beautiful critic Suzette posted on her blog of you, Ghairo! Again congrats! xhugs__Anaya
Daniels Avatar
September 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Oh wow! Just read it now. Didn’t even know about Grok. That’s very kind of her. Xx
Famuyiwa Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Congratulations on your win.
Daniels Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Aah Maclawrence! Loved your entry. Congrats too. Your imagery was soo very beautifully African. Long live Africa’s poets. (PS. Our young poets down here South are having great fun with slams. I should’ve been born later ! )
Anaya Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Congratulations Ghiaro on a most deserving win! Difficult as Su's contest was, it had me wanting more. Good job with contrast! xhugs
Daniels Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congrats on your placement too. Anaya. Agreed. I wrote a couple more after I got it right, must still upload. Hav a beautiful day.x
Richards Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Congratulations, Ghairo, on winning 1st place in my Go Fish contest with this very innovative poem. Please send me your e-mail address via Soup Mail to claim your e-book prize - your poem is featured in this book - per your permission. Regards, Su
Richards Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hi again. Don't forget to send me your e-mail address where I can send your e-book to.
Richards Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The name of the contest is incorrect at the top of your poem - thought you want to know. Wet or dry wherever you are in SA, have a great weekend. :)
Daniels Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I’m delighted ! Thankyou 4 sponsorship, Suzette. Specular Fugue is not so easy to do. Hav a goodie weekend.x.
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