Sandpiper (Cavatina) Poem by Gert Strydom

Sandpiper (Cavatina)



(after Elizabeth Bishop)

The leaping spray that roar, the swishing fling
of surf and sand,
plays in and out as waves rush to and thro;
where it does stand
while searching for something on tiny legs;
it understands
the roaring toss, a world of surf and foam,
while rushing on the wet beach it does roam.

[Reference: 'Sandpiper' by Elizabeth Bishop.]

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Gert Strydom

Gert Strydom

Johannesburg, South Africa
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