Gert Strydom Poems

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291.
At The First Sign Of Early Morning Light (Sicilian Septet)

At the first sign of early morning light
there is something strange and incandescent
that is disposing of the darkest night
and when it is over, suddenly spent,
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292.
Thunder (Cinquain)

Thunder;
blue-white energy
flashing downward sizzling,
frightens everyone of blazing
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293.
In The Sandy Desert We Were Silent

In the sandy desert we were silent;
where white and brown sand lies next to each other
we saw aloes and lilies growing together,
a sand-grouse or maybe another bird
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294.
Diving Board

A stairway wounds up to a springy height
where my body reaches high against the blue sky,
the pool's is small against my eye,
where I stand in contemplation
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295.
The Blue Jay

With her light purple breast that gleams
a blue jay descends to the fallow land
where she dances around in sorrow
like a welding flame that impudently trembles
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296.
Being Carried Along

Like a tree trunk or a piece of wood
that is being carried along
by a river or the sea
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297.
On The Highway A Female Traffic Cop Pulls Me Off

On the highway a female traffic cop pulls me off
and with a book and pen
she trots to the window
which glides electrically into the frame.
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298.
Amor Vincit Omnia (Collins Sestets)

(After Divena Collins)

Love is much more than only chemistry
a kind of binding, feeling that comes free
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299.
Every Spring (Persian / Rubiyat Quatrain)

300.
Every Spring After The Rain (Persian / Rubiyat Quatrain)

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