Gert Strydom Poems

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1791.
Where No Sun Raises Its Rays

Autumn, spring, summer and winter comes
where no sun raises its rays,
where no wind blows or any snow falls
in the temple of the heart.
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1792.
If I Were Enchanted By The Look In The Eye

If I were enchanted by the look in the eye
which can as easily kiss, caress
as weep and hate
I would be blessed and cursed
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1793.
Lament

When I was but a primary school boy
I would play with a girl
as my mate
and she had freckles
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1794.
Forever I Am Caught By You

I miss you more
than you could know
and the nights here
Is already becoming winter
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1795.
A Place For You

Maybe in your absence
I will write
another thousand poems,
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1796.
If I Could Have A Lodge At The Sea Somewhere

If I could have a lodge
at the sea somewhere
preferably at the south coast,
could lie in the sun
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1797.
My Friend You Talk About My People And Me

My friend you talk
about my people and me
being equal
to Hitler and the Germans
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1798.
Pretoria,20 May 1983

It was an autumn day
and times will never be like that again:

We who are in love
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1799.
The Last Sunshine

The cold breeze
with icy freezing fingers
brushed leaves freezing
against the windowpanes.
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1800.
We Walked Into Distant Mirage

Somewhere on a unfrequented beach
you and I alone left tracks
and walked into the distant mirage
to find a new tomorrow for us.
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