Gert Strydom Poems

At the Vaal river finches twitter
and nests hang all over the willow trees
and the fishermen
sit from dusk next to the water,
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The loud noise
of school girls
that shouts at each other on the bus
banish every thought
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Two of the Russian navy Raptor class
patrol boats have been totally destroyed
on a timid sea as clear as blue glass.
They did not have chance to be annoyed
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Iryna, today the fighting is intense,
we fight to halt the Russian advance.
in the barrage to eat chips I got a chance,
in all of this my love for you is immense,
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(for Annelize, after Elizabeth Barret Browning)

I love you by God's perfect will and grace,
where along with me you do strive for right
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Russian missiles off-target did into Poland go,
they did two people that they do not know kill,
where as Russia acts on it the world should bestow,
where they do at will innocent blood spill.
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'The war in Ukraine will continue
until the complete defeat
of Russia. We have already
lost, the rest is just a matter
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It's hard to move weapons and equipment
while in Ukraine it's muddy all over the place,
where people do a terrible winter face,
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Between the time that the day dies
and the sun hangs precious
like a ruby in the sky
and the time that the day breaks
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Cemented into existing
among grey buildings, long grey days
they listened keen on hearing any whispering,
even tried to hear the breaking of the sea,
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