Emmanuel George Cefai Poems

Let it pass
That today on the earth
Beyond the closing throes of afternoon
I roam.
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Easter bells rang today
Briefly
Easter bells rang
And the sky hatched
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Love wins over smell whatever be.
Now is the Spring; but mother
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The air-wafted smells brought me
The smells of putrefaction
Sweet putrefaction, my mother!
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Those who made you suffer
I
I ask forgiveness today
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Then
In to the night pray
If thunder you will roar
Roar gently:
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Was last night
Afraid of curdled ghosts?

The shrouds roamed freely.
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My mother
Bring to my mind light
To my heart warmth
To my health breath
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In the island of the pelican, the gods
Throw dice as they play.
Here and there they see
The motion of chance
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Wave after wave
The ghosts of today
The shrouds of yesterday
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