Gert Strydom Poems

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For the Russians, the members of the Red Army
at the beginning she has more hate than respect.
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Between us love did so suddenly and unexpectedly sprout
that in the depth of our friendship we found something more,
something that we could not stop,
something different that astounded us with each other
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When more enemy pawns break through,
do plant landmines and do murder people on farms
horseman, motorbikes are let loose in the veldt
to with speed jump inclined in advance
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When leaves blow around
in the cold winter wind,
he does sit on the bench in the park
dressed in his summer clothes.
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When my whole world did fall apart
I could not find any answers,
I had been too disillusioned and blinded
with the thunders bashing down mercilessly
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Tombstones of raw granite is still like before,
the once tidy park is now shattered,
with a new shopping mall across the street,
multicoloured children bubble out of the school,
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Far too quickly time passes from baby,
young unbound child,
small primary school kid, high school pupil,
military recruit,
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To me a mere man it is hard to comprehend
how she could be a fountain of tranquillity
in whose eyes the depths of love I can see
but at times to her will she wants me to bend
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When you lay on my breast like upon a pillow
and dreams are slowly sneaking into your thoughts
then I want to go along
to somewhere deep into your soul.
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