Gert Strydom Poems

Every day she unfolds leave on leave
drawing fascination from everyone.
Every day with greater beauty,
she spreads her life force
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I thanked the gods for you
and you were Madonna beautiful to me
as if something holy
radiated from your heart.
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You’ll paint
in your studio
or in the living room
while we watch a video
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I know that love
doesn’t fade with time
and true love
does never pass.
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He never saw thirty-three
and although he aimed
to be a great teacher
and had a university degree,
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Out of the ash
flames leapt
into the air
and in the distance
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Sometimes life is just not fair
and what you expect
doesn’t happen
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My golden ginger yellow eyed cat
went away
and it’s three days
that he’s already gone.
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When darkness
abounds with me
and your thunderstorm
falls out of the bright blue sky
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I keep myself occupied
by searching for a job
on the Internet,
writing stories and poems,
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