Gert Strydom Poems

There is something
in being bilingual
and when I grew up
we were forced
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Like a fragile cosmos flower
you came unexpectedly into my life,
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When the waves of the sea
became bigger and the wind
started to blow at storm strength,
the boat didn’t sail anymore
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(after Uys Krige)

Here is some red-roman, barracouta and codfish.
Your wife will love it when the fish is soft
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Quite indolent somewhat like purple orchids;
a rich fragrance
comes as they do a nice fruity scent spill;
they draw a glance
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With every glance at the world around us,
on nature, on the humanity of other people
our existence is enriched,
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Girl with the long blonde hair,
you wiped a lost tear
out of your eye
when the jet
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Maiden in armour
thy shield at thy side
and lightning bolts resting
in the place that they hide,
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Could I play like you, like a lion cub,
spending my days inviolate with the world,
when you were innocent, intact
had tried to touch butterflies with deadly paws,
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I saw a traveller coming from the desert
wrapped in white cloth
and the man greeted me, asked for water
and told me about Ozymandias, the great king
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