Lesiba Mphahlele Poems

If sweet songs were for you,
I'd sing them with a heart so true!
If the words were mine,
For you, I'd chop them fine.
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Simple complexities, complex simplicities,
That's what poetry-for me-poetry is.
Cool wierd stuff, boring fun stuff
Is why definitions of poetry are tough.
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We've got that strong type of bond,
Surely becomes stronger in every second!
No weight can ever tear,
No tempest can ever stir;
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