Gert Strydom Poems

Friends and family wait in the aisles,
painted windows gleam in a holy place,
even the little naughty toddler-girl smiles
and I see great joy on your radiant face.
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(after Alexander Sergeyevich Pus)

For you in my heart and soul I am yearning,
words from my spirit fill my thoughts and surge;
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Now you are still deeply loved by me.
I am afraid when you read these words
it will be far too late for reconciliation
and I might be too blinded when you do err.
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That everything is right I will not pretend
but constantly you remain in each thought.
I still do cherish the things that you bought
where for a time you did our marriage end
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To and thro the raging blue sea did flow
at Ballito smashing at the cliff grimly,
the moon on the sea reflected dimly
as white the beach stretched out down below.
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(for Annelize)

I wish I could follow your tracks
to the true depth of your beautiful heart,
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(for Annelize)

Even if this blessed rainy-season is grey
you are the sunshine coming into my life,
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(for Annelize, in answer to Marija Najthefer Popov)

If only we could hold back time:
when we were young and beautiful and fair,
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(for Annelize)

A mere glimpse of you I find in my sleep;
love sometimes is incomprehensible and deep,
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(for Annelize)

It's such a bright beautiful sunny summer-day,
with tranquillity that comes on a Sunday
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