Adam (Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

Sunburnt Adam walked to and thro over the garden,
constantly he was surrounded by the wing-beat of the birds
where they did follow him with their songs of praises everywhere
horses, antelope, dogs, the lion and the lamb did everywhere tread around him,
did already know their names that he had given to them,
wanted as his companions to with him scout the glorious garden,
did eat from his hand all kinds of things, just what he was feeding them,
and he was happy and strong, did reckon God as the ruler of his heart
but at night when the sun did go down in the west and the moon did shine softly over him
everything did with their partners silently and secretly disappear
and one day when he opened his eyes he recognized her as his own wife
where she was lying cosily with an arm over him and he was surprised with her presence
was enraptured, did not want to disturb her while he was staring in wonder at her
but suddenly her eyes did open and it was with great love that she did look at him.