Professional Documents
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Alexander May
Copyright © 2013, Alexander May
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Etienne
CONTENTS
Graaff Reinet
Caledon Street
Karoobossie
Aberdeen
Heatwave
Sometimes
Sunday afternoon
Church
Summer rains
The flower
Eerstefontein
Reminder
PARLIAMENT STREET
6
LATE AFTERNOON IN MY STUDY
7
CALEDON STREET
Guardians of mankind
against the wrath of the sun
8
KAROOBOSSIE
9
ABERDEEN
10
HEATWAVE
Stoic phantoms
lethargic and lazy
begging for shade
11
SOMETIMES
12
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
Deserted streets
closed doors and windows
No sign of life
13
ABERDEEN CHURCH
14
SUMMER RAIN
15
THE FLOWER
16
EERSTEFONTEIN
17
PEAR TREE LANES
18
REMINDER
19