Gert Strydom Poems

The first time I wed
it was in Parrow church
since it was bigger
than the one in Belville.
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Between yellow cranes groaning and bended
I saw people small as ants,
I saw people gather at skeletons of steel and concrete,
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So tell me Anthony you start
your wailing against the gods / God
with the sketch of a man gone mad
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One early evening while waiting for a train
I walked into an old station bar,
to buy a cold cider to kill a thirst
in the sweltering
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At the Gxara River in the Transkei
a pool between some trees and flowering plants
is linked with one of the most emotional
and painful stories in history.
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Black was everything without any light,
in a endless night
until in the brain of the creating One
the miracles of life did come
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Remember the farmer
whose raven turned
into a lovely black haired woman?
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That you have taken her from me
while I loved her truly
as if she was from marriage free
as if she could belong to you duly.
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Now do your worst, if you hate me,
and bring me new sorrow
before I even see a new tomorrow
while I am besieged by calamity
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When the last impact of winter disappears,
the sun starts to glow bright in its longing,
cold days are dissipated by sunshine
you arrive in your pretty enchantment
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