Gert Strydom Poems

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1691.
The Captain2

He stands at the tiller
of a age old ship
that drifts upon
stormy waters
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1692.
I Dream One Night

I dream one night
that I stand in front of the Creator
and flames lash glowing,
from His mighty throne.
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1693.
One Evening I See A Thing

One evening
I see a thing
that let’s my blood boil,
while I watch the news
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1694.
Filemon

Early in the morning
before the first coffee cups are set
and the first brew is made
Filemon arrives.
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1695.
I Saw Men

I saw men wetting their pants
when the first bullets fly past them
in their first contact with the enemy
and I saw men,
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1696.
I Knew A Girl

I knew a gorgeous blonde girl that thought
that she was stuck to her thirties
and some injections,
some erotic exercises,
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1697.
I Did Go To The Church Today

I did go to the church today
and the minister
and elders and deacons
were there
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1698.
Musso

Musso my ginger Persian cat
lies stretched out
and sleeping
on the box of my computer.
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1699.
To Think Of God Who Is Omniscient (Free Verse Sonnet)

(in answer to M. M. Walters)

To think that God who is omniscient and has got knowledge of everything,
who is from eternity to eternity does not comprehend His existence,
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1700.
You Did Suddenly Leave Me Behind

You did suddenly left me
while the spring did whisper in the branches
was speaking a secret kind of language
while thousands of blossoms did appear everywhere
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