Gert Strydom Poems

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1231.
The Ballade Of The Umzinyati

(after A. G. Visser)

At Dingaan's big kraal Ngungunhlovu there are many fires that burn
where all regiments of his impi does gather from all across Zululand,
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1232.
The Apocryphal Ballade Of The Son Of Nazareth

(after A. G. Visser)

Centuries back the Son did play in Nazareth,
His days were full of duties and fun
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1233.
The Offering Of Isaac (Sonnet Sequence)

(after A. G. Visser)

I The night in Beersheba (Free verse sonnet)
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1234.
Where You Do Wait Like A Father On Your Children

(after A. G. Visser)

You hang the universe in the nought,
know about every shooting star,
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1235.
The Hope That You Will Be Coming Shortly

The hope that You will be coming shortly
constantly turns around and around in my thoughts,
that You do call everyone to an own mission
and in our lives do astound us with it.
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1236.
I Want To Thank God

(for Annelize)

I want to thank God for you,
do want to live days that we will remember forever,
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1237.
Free (Free Verse Sonnet)

(after A. G. Visser)

From Europe You brought our ancestors to this country
and did settle us here and did lead us further north to the equator
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1238.
L'idéal (Sonnets And Small Ballades)

(after A. G. Visser)

Anno 1688:
In France the Huguenots flee to the caves
...

(for Annelize)

When early in the morning you do take my breath away,
do sneak deeper into my heart with your bright laughter,
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1240.
The Ballade Of The Horseman Of Skimmelperd Pan

(after A. G. Visser)

The church bell in the distance at the rock-church does ring off midnight,
the world around me is lighted bright and in the sky hangs a silver-white moon,
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