ek was so siek
en ek was só moeg
vir negentien jaar
2001, 2003 en 2004
2006 tot 2010
2013 tot 2016
2018 tot 2024
darem eienaardig
hierdie lang lydingsreis
van my
en al my geskrywery
ek
‘n lewende sterwende ding
o ween
vir my
🦋
© Annora Eksteen, 2025
"As you will learn later, the transformation of the stuff of my world into poetry, is a bit of a mystery to me, as I think it is for many poets.” John Haislip (1925–2011) (Literature and the Sea Conference, 1976)
ek was so siek
en ek was só moeg
vir negentien jaar
2001, 2003 en 2004
2006 tot 2010
2013 tot 2016
2018 tot 2024
darem eienaardig
hierdie lang lydingsreis
van my
en al my geskrywery
ek
‘n lewende sterwende ding
o ween
vir my
🦋
© Annora Eksteen, 2025
Annora Eksteen Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea But sad mortality o’er-sways their power, How with this rage shall b...