My Chamber Of The Great Escape Poem by Jenny Santiago

Deep within your mind is a chamber called the great escape,
Mine is filled with memories of the breathtaking Cape.
A beauty that plays within your heart,
Expressing this in words is a difficult story to start.

No painting or picture can justify this glory,
And this dear friend is where I start my story.
The West coast gives you stillness so deep,
You're parting gift unforgettable memories to keep.

Beauty, serenity, peaceful and calming,
Lies Langebaan, Tietiesbaai, Paternoster and even a little town called Darling.
Hidden away, In-between Mountain faces,
A treasure chest of picturesque little places

Bloubergstrand, Stellenbosh and Gordonsbay,
Are these the places that angels come to play?
Surrounded and caressed by the arms of a mountain range,
Just for you, this sight has been carefully prearranged.

Now to Houtbay, Simonstown, Fishoek and Chapmanspeak,
Here you are met with God's creation leaving you with an inability to speak.
What God has done here no one can ever replicate,
A beauty given freely to everyone to take in and appreciate

Your journey then takes you inland to historic wine farms,
At each you are met with a different set of charms.
Each one so unique softly humming its own melody,
The smells, the sight, the air, perfectly velvety

A place for everyone and everything perfectly in its place,
Friendships formed and memories not even time can erase.
Home for a little while, my chest now fills with a heavy heart,
Reality now dawns; it is time for me to depart.

Leaving the breathtaking Cape is no easy task to do,
But as a patient lover would, the Cape will wait for you.
Welcoming you again with breathtaking wander,
So until we meet again, my chamber of yonder.