Gert Strydom Poems

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1391.
We Did Linger In Each Others Company (Cavatina)

We did linger in each others company
for long moments,
I could bring smiles to the faces of others,
but my comments
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1392.
She Was Like A Girl Lost Happily (Cavatina)

She was like a girl lost happily
in a attic,
when she told me of her childhood, of things
that catch and trick,
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1393.
There Is Something Special In What Life Is

There is something special in what life is,
something that is far more than mere bliss
as if there is much more to life than just this,
as if some magic is present in every kiss
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1394.
The Queen Of The Namib [1]

In the almost waterless Namib desert
where mirages look like water
that is far in the distance
and the sweat makes streams on my face
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1395.
Onslaught

When water falls as streams
out of the air,
when thunder roars ominous
from the blue sky
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1396.
On God’s Holy Day I Went To Church

On God’s holy day I went to church
and got a great sermon there
and there were strangers from everywhere
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1397.
This Afternoon When You Meet Me Radiant

Today the sun will burn this winter day
brightly open,
and this afternoon when you meet me radiant
I will take your hand
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1398.
You Suddenly Walked Into My Life

During my whole life, for many years,
I have been waiting on you
and then suddenly you walked into my life.
I do remember
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1399.
While The Mist Swept In (Cavatina)

On that morning dull white the mist swept in,
the small boat-house
in dark colours protruded at the lake,
his loving spouse
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1400.
The Sky Is Bedecked (Cavatina)

The sky is bedecked with the stars that shine,
the Milky Way
shot-gunned with millions everywhere
in their display
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