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Tari Mtetwa

The Calendar

The Calendar

The Calendar

It took countless seconds
to ceaselessly wave an untiring hand
around the clock
many sabbaths
to rest cumbersome labours
finally the year hangs
compressed in digits and letters
on a colourful calendar
it seems the times through it
were as easy
Tari Mtetwa

Tari Mtetwa

(Zimbabwe, 1982)

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The Calendar

It took countless seconds
to ceaselessly wave an untiring hand
around the clock
many sabbaths
to rest cumbersome labours
finally the year hangs
compressed in digits and letters
on a colourful calendar
it seems the times through it
were as easy

The Calendar

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