Gert Strydom Poems

(with apologies to Louis Esterhuizen)

Far off against the water source
she and her brothers every day finds grief,
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Why love?
I see your eyes glitter
sky-blue full of sparkling pure light
pretty deep, secretive and bright,
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He is standing at the open door of the aircraft
and see his life flashing past,
while strong winds are pulling
on his face and jacket
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From the moment that I could think
I was wondering why this world does exist,
man is born in a place
where everything goes to destruction and decay?
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Lord, help us to lead a life
that’s free from oppression
and let us keep our eyes
only on You.
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So tell me Louis, you start your verse novel
of which the story line is very thin,
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I

Beauty like hers has an unknown quality
as in a radiant mystery that is sublime
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The clouds are dark as the night
until the sky opens it sluices
with here and there light
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Now is the winter with trees naked
when there is cold and sifting rain,
stripped bare without leaves
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We are back with the kissing from above,
back with the shining faces baking outside,
their desires climbing as a ritual
like a pergola.
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