Member Poem

Lesbia, my ou geliefde, kyk hoe hang die wêreld nou.
Kyk hoe smelt die sufheid en meng ons saam –
die allooigiet van dié ding en die koue yster dae.
O God! O liefde! O vroomheid! Wat-
wat nou van ons woorde wat wil bars met-
O Lesbia, my ou geliefde. Ek’s so moeg.
 
 
Translation:
 
Lesbia, my old beloved, just look at how the world is sinking.
Look at how the weariness melts and mixes us together  –
this thing’s adulteration and those iron days of cold.
Oh God! Oh love! Oh piety! What-
what now of our words that want to burst with-
Oh Lesbia, my old beloved. I’m so tired.