Best Maat Poems

Introduction: one of the nice aspects of having an oeuvre as a poet is the ability to see where you have changed over the years. this is such a poem where i can see the step from the eristic with a quiver full of quodlibets...

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Pharaoh Tutankhamun graced the Egyptian throne,
A *****, brisk and spry.
From his majestical hands, dangled a scepter
And on his handsome head, sat a crown.

His empire was at its peak
For he wielded influence all over africa. 
The bearded Europeans and nubianS sought his protection
For egypt, was a...

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Goddess may'st thou bless me
,thou of most divine mien.
guide thou my steps in life's
journey of dangers rife.
May I be above wrath
and not stray in thy path,
and find thy torch in gloom
of darkness's death fumes,
fleeing death's pavilion
so that I may ascend
thy stars bajillion
as the world I...

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Sprake vs Skrywe

‘n Geskrewe woord kan nie vergaan, sal altyd sigbaar bly.
Maar hy wat nou die woord kan hoor, kan waarneem wat jy voel.
Die letter deur die oog gesien kry later eers sy doel.
Waar mondelings gesprekke vloei - sal die siel sy pasmaat kry

Want onpersoonlik...

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Wherefrom did you fly? Who sent you here? I do not, lo, know.
You, as though by chance, fell on my palm from out of the blue.
I, like a little child perplexed by a bubble, did glow.
We stood still for a while. Calm! The tempo of...

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raah-e-amn mein akshar khaaiyaan banaate hain
pyaar karne waalon mein dooriyaan banaate hain

aao ham gale milkar maat den siyaasat ko
jo bhi faasle apne darmiyaan banaate hain

zaalimon bhala kaise tum hamein ujaadoge
ham to vo hain jo dil mein bastiyaan banaate hain

haq bayaan karne se ham kabhi nahin...

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