Gert Strydom Poems

Late afternoon
the wind trembles through the branches,
the twittering of birds die down
every insect, beetle,
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When the hanepoot pergola
turns yellow, wither to brown,
with the leaves of it falling down
and the winds start to whirl
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When swallows and bats
gambol outside in flight,
with the moon hanging full and stars
are shining like bright beacons in the night,
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When we played Eden in the willow lane
you were really amorous,
wanted to share the joys of Eve with me
and I was ashamed to unzip my pants
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You, my love are the one
whom I had dreamt about
for many years while shedding many tears
that in my awakening was always gone,
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Let me tell you something that I remember
from so long ago
but it seems like only yesterday to me
and is still fresh in my memory.
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What a big misunderstanding
that I got into on my own
(and I wanted to reconcile with you)
when I knocked in vain
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You came as my delivery
from a world that tried to overthrow
in storms and rain that did continuous flow,
at a time that I thought that I never would be free,
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I am astounded by His strange love,
by the way He lived just as a mere man
where He the creator God chose
to Himself bore man’s punishment.
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Change me God almighty; as you
are changing me, are trying to mend
that which my will and life has bend
and by your constant love I am becoming new
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