Gert Strydom Poems

Easter
when Christians come together
to celebrate Christ
rising from death,
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I had been lost deep into the big city,
in alleys circling almost endless around me
with only the fuel fumes
hanging almost cuddling around.
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If science can make
all magic things just trivial
and give explanations to all,
cause the rainbow
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He sits featherless on his stick
and his head turns
to one side and then the other
while he looks at the bright light
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I love you more
than the light
falling on the earth,
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I have a friend that rides a Vespa
and at traffic lights
he quickly flashes past several cars.
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One night I see a shooting star
in the open twilight of the karoo
that draws a line of light past,
but it comes nearer
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The naughty baby dog
growls everywhere she goes
and wants to bite everyone
that passes her.
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On a hillock outside the city
a monument build from marble and stone
guards forevermore,
catching the sun’s
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I mark the pace praying
send up prayers continually,
avoid food and fast,
do not even eat bread or soup
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