Gert Strydom Poems

From the first moment
that I saw you
there was love for you
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You are gone without a farewell
and like a great De Wet
or De La Rey
you stood single
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Weep South Africa
as you are no longer my country
and I live here
as if I am
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Not with a machinegun, but with a pen
I write this prayer
since Your might is greater than any weapon:
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When I was in metric
(now grade twelve)
in the agricultural science class
an English girl took a chair
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(in answer to Jay Basu)

A spreading death-bringing thing concerned you
on that fateful Sunday night where you did act right,
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(for Daleen)

With my words, spirit and soul
my hands, lips and mind
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In any age you would be counted as fair
be called in your right by beauty's name
and not with makeup you have to prepare
as if from the most beautiful you came
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Every beautiful thought I want to save for you,
I want to sing a song of praise to you,
out of memories bring the beautiful to you,
do want to protect and shelter you in times of danger.
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You are more than just wonderful to me
and truly you do love and I feel the same
where we do know each other in honesty
and beautiful and lovely is your name.
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