Werk Poems | Examples


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     ...mine lips
        uv coarse
         "locked"
'round'd     M wordz
           hern
  save tea breaks
           werk
    and napping (sumtimez)

Premium Member Attribute Two My Knew Poet Tree Book Edit Tor

Attribute two my poet tree book edit tor

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This is attribute to the wonderful lady who is going tubby the edit tor of my poet tree book. Eye don’t think shell have any issues after reeding this tribute as my werk is prefect!

Seriously, I will stress I am NOT leaving Poetry Soup, I have a lifetime PM and I intend to use it until I can no longer pick up my pencil. I am just taking some much needed time out to focus on getting my poems into a book. It has been my intention to do this since I left work in 2016 and now the time is right for me to put my plan into action.


I will be dropping back from time to time to read some of the amazing poets here and to make the odd comment

Jan 

1st April 2019 (despite the date its not an April fool's joke)

Premium Member Doing Sweeties Chores

Satire 
Doing Sweeties Chores
7-9-2016

My wif no longer cuts the grass
And goat jus died from eatin glass
Her old string trimmer is most gone
She’s upen left so I’m livin alone

Our washing machine it had no cord
I think she named it MY scrub board
The iron she left had the name of sad
The wurst appliance she’d ever had

I feed the chickens and slop the hog
And at night I sleep with my ole dog
I’m now in bed most nights by dark
I lay and listen to the call of a lark

So now I’m eatin from paper plates
Clipping qupons and hunting rebates
As I hang my washin outside to dry
I think of her leavin and wonder why?

I gave her stuff and promised more
For she’d werk jus like a stevedore
Since she left things are sure rundown
ifen she’d return I’d taker to town


Nagbepaling

Wie waak oor ons gans die wakkernag?
Vind sondes.lank vergete
n aanklag eggo in die gewete
Dalk net stank demone
Wat slaaploos toi-toi in talle drome

Watter wekker skrik sy meester kaal
Wyl hy rondtol.in n lakenhel?
Skape, pennies en sy woorde tel
Of plak gebede saam met drome vas
Teen blank plafonne en die linnekas?
En ook skimme wat eens mense was
n vingerskrif op die klagstaat straf

Ander sluimer niksbeduidend
Wereld werk nog steeds misleidend
Introspeksie hou het geen verband
Onwelkom het net ingekom
Soos infeksie in n agtertand

Prokureur teem onbeholpe
'k kort n advokaat
n leuenverklikker wat moet wèèt waarvan hy praat
Opgetof en opgetoga en n omkoopmagistraat
Sinies en insomnies 
naghof ronddool in n doodloopstraat
Wie sake uitgooi maar dan skelm uitstel
Weereens more ons beroof van geld en slaap

Twintig Tien Tot Nou

Twintig tien tot nou

So vinnig soos jy inwurm… in troosprys vlees-genot
..en dink dat dit so lank sal hou; Pasop vir toekoms lot!
En as ek dan verkeerd mag wees – bewys dit dat jy het 
presies gedoen wat ek kon sien; Die fout was niè ons bed!

As ek die feite reg verstaan; en my gedagtes dwaal
na daardie tyd toe hy besluit; my by my werk kom haal – 
en  saam met ons… aan tafel sit – selfs oorslaap vir die nag…
Die legkaartstuk ontbloot aan my…: dat jy hom toè al smag!

En effens met die tyd verloop; steeds in ons ou verhaal.
(Dit was daai aand wat èk weg was) jou skandes jou inhaal.
Gesê dat dit ‘n hoorsê was…; jy hom nie aan wou raak…
Twee jaar later, facebook wys…, jul foto amper naak!

Nou sê jy my dat ek verbrou en jou wou agterlaat?
Terwyl die laaste legkaartstuk jou sondes teen my haat
wil ek probeer om aan te gaan…; my lewe op te bou
in plaas daarvan om blindelings my drang te onderhou.

Ek draai my rug finaal op jou, maak jy maar soos jy moet.
Mag hy jou gelukkig maak. Mag jy hom alles gee.
Ek was my hand onskuldig met -  my vredevol’ gemoed
terwyl ek dan die laaste traan…; hier van my wang af vee.

Verdwyn

Verdwyn 

Gespruit en toe vergete met gewete van papier
Besluit te neem om als te los wat hierso agter bly
Eers drie; toe een; toe twee; toe vier
Die som van toekomsblik vir jou - maar eerder meer vir my 

Die aand was koud en hunkring sterk sou waardes my verpas
Uitnodigend - en kort voor lank was jy my warm jas
Maar soos ‘n fondament bly ek die een wat agterbly
Ek doen en werk verwagtend want die vrug het my verly

As steunpilaar vir jare nog, sou ek die las moes dra
Vergete hoe die woeker-nag my meer as dit sou vra
Ons oes is nou die vrugte van die saad van liefdesdaad
Jou jas in my kas wil nie meer pas – ‘n las bly inderdaad 

Eers twee, toe vier; toe drie dan een 
Jou beurt die anker rol te speel, wyl ek die winter nag alleen
tot in die lente steeds sal wees – al is die kinders ook by my
Groei my enigheid tot bo, waar die Wysheid met sy hulp my lei.


Eensaam

Eensaam

Daai eensame man speel weer op sy kitaar
Sy lewe is vuil en skoon deurmekaar
Hy bly by ‘n murasie, maar dalk amper nie
En eensame voëls in die lug wat nog vlie’

Die drankbottels lê om hom, dis net waar jy kyk
Hy lewe, maar lyk soos ‘n lewende lyk
Van daeraad tot skemer – knaag dit aan sy lewer
die vrae van opregtes wat sondes ontwyk

Die wereld vergaan sels al is hy gedaan
Hy’t ook nie erens om eers heen te gaan
Maar sal hy sy droom met die mensdom kan deel?
Sien ons hom werk? Dink jy hy is al heel?

Mismaakdheid

Mismaakdheid

Verwoedend, pynend, Ignorasie
Moes skielik teen my hart kom bots
Ek het verbeur die laaste kansie
My vasgeloop in ‘n harde rots

‘n Ander was bo my verkies
Ek is weer in duister gelaat
Jou laaste wins was my verlies
Maar dis nou oor. Dit is te laat!

Gryp jy maar nou jou laaste las
Laat vaar ook dan die eerste bate
‘n trein na rus het jy verpas
Werk voort en grou maar julle gate

Beowolf Or Boewelf

BEOWOLF    OR   BOEWELF


Tho werld weould romain tho samo
Mon weuld  levo wemon  - a damo  !
Tolophenos  weould bo noodod
Swoot werds weuld bo hoodod
Meroevor levo ceuld ond up as moro 
Ometienal  mossagos botwoon boings.
Semotimos wo might smeko  wood
If wo folt tho roal nood
Peots weuld continuo  te writo  se :
“Wheso weeds thoso aro I think I knew” 
If yeu livod in Ourepo  or Now Yerk
Maybo yeu weuldn’t havo to  werk 
All wook for  a rost at tho wookond
And a boor with cleso frionds.
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NOTE

I replaced each   o  with   e ,  and each   e   with   o .
The result is reminiscent of early English

Spacekraft (Werk Makes Free)

Robotic space arm.
Slowly building spaceship.
Metallic glimmer of iron and steel.

Advanced quadrilaterals and spheres.
Trigonometrical equations-
Cascade from computer screens.

Hammers bang.
Sawblades sing.
Conceived by human minds.
Achieved thanks to alien technology.

Many centuries it takes to complete.
But what a sight to finally behold.
The sun reflects off smooth silver.
Dazzling eyes.

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