Elna Nel Poems

beyond reason the damage
done to the southern white
sensed as the nervous sky
keeps breathing in and out
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the dust of empty spaces
washes off children's faces

refresh and restore
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once more I'll hug
the tips of my fingers
to your chin
in a close dance
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in the hearth
of the earth
of my mind
today I saw
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in changing flames of fire
speak to it falsely
speak to it true
words of whispering intention
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to know His passion
under many moons
in the south
and when He said
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I found loneliness
in winter's aloe sun
reaching and listening
to the beat of the bark
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on the wings of a cold
Winter's wind
en route of
the dragon-fly's flight
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a moment with you
on the sweeping shore
heads low against winds
and pelting sand's peak
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on cushioned paws
what have you done
in the night
after miles of hunting
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