African love song Comments

A faithful cry of a heart filled with hopes and wants. Wonderfully crafted poem indeed. Congrats foe being the PoD. X

A beautiful poem...... together with love, no matter what. This is true love. Congrats! ! !

perhaps I see you sometimes for the first time- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -That line was a show-stopper! A truth tossed off almost casually but it hit me like a freight train. We are ever-changing people in an ever-changing world- sometimes we catch a glimpse of another aspect of the ones we love... or we see our loved one with the excitement we had the first time we saw them and are so blessed

Sometimes when we thought we know someone we are surprised to see a mew side to them that makes us see them like the first time.

For the first time! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Antjie, such a great poem... congratsfor being aelected...10++++

A really interesting collage of the intricacies of a longtime relationship, with such original metaphors. Like Diana van den Berg, I remember your poems from high school, Afrikaans Tweede Taal, a long time ago! Aangename kennis, Antjie: -)

we will fill our hearts with color great conceptualization of the most intimate intimacy. Congrats on modern poem of the Day.

For the first time. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Oh my goodness! I didn't know you were on here! I am so disappointed to see you only have 6 poems on here as I can't afford to buy anything more than what is important for my animals and what is a matter of life and death for me. I thought I came across the first of your poems I ever found when I was at school, but I couldn't have. You wrote it when you were 17 and it blew me away with its excellence and would have had you been 37! I forget its title, but I would recognise the poem and the poem's title immediately. If you were 17 I would have been 24 so it had to be when I was 24 or older. I adore my country and my continent passionately for all its wonders (of which your poetry is one glorious one) and despite all its horrors. My blood is infused with all that is Africa as is your poetry. As regards 'African love song', the tears are coursing down my cheeks with its fierce gentleness, and its fragile powerfulness and its earthy yet ethereal promises. Beautiful and as only one who breathes Africa can write! I don't know that you will ever see this, but whether you do or not, I can't believe that I am actually TALKING DIRECTLY to Antjie Krog!

lovely enduring poem about true love.

we will endure with each other even if the state cooks clichés Firm commitment in love makes it a lasting celebration of a relationship. Amazing poem. Thanks. we will persist with each other sometimes I see you for the first time

Beautiful train of thought, well articulated and nicely penned in good poetic diction with conviction. Thanks for sharing.