Poetry by Jean Watermeyer

 Below is a list of my published poetry:

 Yesterday Afternoon (2025), Avbob Poetry Library

An invitation (2025),  Botsotso Literary Journal, Vol. 22

Rain at home (2025), Botsotso Literary Journal, Vol. 22

Sometimes there is (2025), The Heart of Us, Moms Who Write Collective 

'watching the music teacher' (2025), Stanzas, Vol. 33

Alternation of generations (2025),  Stanzas, Vol. 33

'People who love dogs' (2025),  Stanzas, Vol. 33

Newlands Pool, January 2008, Thursday morning (2025),  Stanzas, Vol. 33

When it begins (2024), Avbob Poetry Library 

What you need (2024), Avbob Poetry Library 

Walk in the wind (2024), Avbob Poetry Library

Go on through (2024), Avbob Poetry Library 


Sunday afternoon birds (2023), The Magic of Us, Moms Who Write 
 
Nothing is what it was (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 

Halfway (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 

Stay, like a stream stays (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 

Going to Galilee (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 


Only forwards (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 

Butterfly slope (2023), Avbob Poetry Library  

Two butterflies in the breeze (2023), Avbob Poetry Library 




Forty sunrise (2021), Rise, Fiona Meijer-Innes

This sunrise (2021), Rise, Fiona Meijer-Innes

Tomorrow (2021), Rise, Fiona Meijer-Innes

I didn't know (2020), Avbob Poetry Library

This goodbye (2020), Avbob Poetry Library

Inner weather (2020), Avbob Poetry Library

Sayings for a new start (2020), Avbob Poetry Library


jam squares (2017), Avbob Poetry Library 


Istanbul Ataturk Airport (2017), Stanzas Number 9, African Sun Press

A lesson in changes of state (2017), Stanzas Number 9, African Sun Press






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