Jan Tchamani Poems

I told my husband don't put any soap in
No bubbles except those of my creation thank you
He said any normal woman, all the women I know
Use soap or bubble bath: it softens the skin
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Autumn...
When things close down
And the night closes in
Shadows lengthen
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When I consider how's my life's been spent,
And catalogue each twist, each leap, each fall,
The folks I've known, the places I'd frequent,
They shift and change at ev'ry new recall.
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My daughter says I'm right
More than wrong
She says I'm beautiful
When I'm feeling ugly
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You curl there, long, lean and lazy,
All warm from the shower,
Eyes flashing, an invitation...
All teeth and sparkle, your eyes, your smile,
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I Locked Me Up But I Escaped
(Dedicated to Mr. Derek Walcott, author of the poem “Love After Love”)

Today is a good day:
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Two January days
Monochrome outside
The hothouse colours of your verses
My companions
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On a good day
I’m a low fat salad
Delicious, nutritious, unconfusing
To which two dozen ingredients have been added
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