Gert Strydom Poems

I saw her standing at the traffic light,
shivering in the twilight at the beginning of night.
Thin her clothes was
while quickly cars from both sides did pass
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Bright in the veldt under a starry canopy
suddenly dazzling lights did shine
at the birth of the Savior, the Lord Jesus divine
who came to set all men free
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On Christmas night exploding fireworks light up the sky
and I can hear how the dog does yelp, moan and cry
while all of the world is awry
and at places war does still rage on
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It was the most blessed morn
and men did go on their normal way
as if it was but any other day
when in Bethlehem a male child was born.
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You did change the way that I do view a woman,
did change the way that I do comprehend love.
With you I do feel more than just another man
and our true deep-hearted feelings nothing can remove.
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You did out of the blue come to me suddenly,
changed my life to excitement that was once serene
and the feelings between us is passionate and keen,
as if from creation for each other we are meant to be,
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(for M)

The carrot cake at your people
that they do serve with good intentions
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The time of innocence
and the age were men were men
and women were wives is past
and women compete
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I even want to go up a hill
to struggle against life
and from somewhere high
to look upon new horizons
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Days are for living, for crying
to be happy in
and far too quickly
they pass us, with years
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