Comprehension Poem by Gert Strydom

(after Marlise Joubert)

Past the summer, sun and good times,
wives with groceries and bakeries,

past hope, trust and faith
even with a bowed head

my beautiful and painful memories do walk
and I wait with love for you.

Past old age, illness and sorrow
and past the days that a person wants to forget,

past senselessness and meaning
is the place where absolution begins

and right through the dark night
I am still waiting on you.

[Reference:"ingreep" (intervening-grip)by Marlise Joubert.]

© Gert Strydom