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Beyond the Portrait
In the pattern, she hides,
A woman with many sides.
Strength is her ornament,
And wisdom is her fragrance.
Gaze into the checkered portrait,
With your eyes fixed straight,
You’ll see a woman who battles
Against the tendrils of night,
A woman who vehemently subdues darkness.
She speaks through her silence;
Her eyes are the unspoken guidance,
She urges you to colour your day with hope,
To go beyond the raging sea.
She refuses to be shrouded by the recalcitrant night;
She journeys toward the light.
The pattern cannot tell her story;
It only illustrates her glow.
Salute a woman of courage,
One who won’t be slowed down by age.
When you ask, “How do you know so much about her?”
It’s because I know her beyond the portrait.
September 7, 2025.
Copyright ©
Thompson Emate
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