Get a Free Writer's Page at Writers, Poets, Playwrights
--
(Advertisement)
(Begin Magazine)
--
Switch between waxpoetryart.com publications:
Wax Poetry and Art
| Weekly Poems
| Haiku Imperium
SWAV Poetry
| Under 25 Poetry
| Young Poets World
Kirk Ramdath presents Visual Art
| Photographers from Earth
The Short Play's the Thing
| Flash Fiction Takeover
Read and Submit to the Poetry and Art News
Get a Free Writer's Page at Writers, Poets, Playwrights
--
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Visit waxpoetryart.com to explore poetry
(including haiku
and spoken word),
visual art,
photography,
play,
and fiction
submission opportunities.
Experience the thrills of the Weekly Poems Contest.
--
November 10th, 2026
by Clarisse Terblanche
A lively, still horizon, where woodsmoke hangs in the air. High sat upon the backs of pack donkeys, cold cogs like us passing with treason. Lazily living an ancient freedom with but their single dime basking beneath overflowing falls, our brief success, washed away time. These sounds sweep us back in, the sun soundlessly blistering our skin, but they remain forever engrained, Born of this ridge, fed by the mountain wind. With weathered, upturned palms and endurance rooted within their generations stretch valleys, cultures to which we are akin. Still, we hunt our dreams from high circling only appealing prey hungrily waiting for the moment, to catch the sky someday.
About the Poet
Clarisse Terblanche resides in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Clarisse Terblanche's Artist Page.
Previously published in Africa Poetry Magazine:
‘83 Kɔm
by Scott Frost
Africa Poetry Magazine is part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.
- Visit the main Wax Poetry and Art Submissions Page to see all opportunities.
- Visit the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
- This website and all contents ©Florencia Bay Books and specified artists.
(End Magazine)
--
(Advertisements)