The Coral Tree Poem by Gert Strydom

Near to the river in the early morning haze
while in the veldt the antelope did nearby graze
some wild bees did hum and some hornbills did scream
when I found the coral-tree with its bright red flowers ablaze

and picture perfect was the sight of that tree with its flowers aflame
when at that moment a more beautiful thing I could not name
as if in a dream at a secret place in the Garden of Eden it did feel
while nearer and nearer some of the gazelles came.

© Gert Strydom