In My Thoughts Your Smile Is Bright And Soft Poem by Gert Strydom

I wonder if you are also chilly like I am,
where reports do bring bad news about the virus
and untouched or intact no place remains,

where death brings to humanity lamentation
and locked-down you and I are both alone
but in my thoughts your smile is bright and soft,

while I pray that God's protection do cover the world,
to descend on every person and on each thing.
I wonder if you are also chilly like I am,

where we do not know what the future holds,
I do adore you to the depth of my spirit,
while people are apart and remain separate

before God and the universe and everything is in His scope,
where nothing can surprise Him, or jump into His way
and untouched or intact no place remains,

but you are own to me and are of my flesh,
you remain my wife in everything that destiny can bring.
I do adore you to the depth of my spirit,

do know that you will be dressing in your pretty hot clothes,
that the doves at our house will sing about my love.
I wonder if you are also chilly like I am?

Where this pestilence leaves man speechless,
you do remain the one that I want to draw closer to me,
you remain my wife in everything that destiny can bring,

but winter is icy and in almost every room,
where I feel that God is near and it's not just a premonition
and untouched or intact no place remains,

where I do tell you of the depth of my love
and you are past precious and noble as a woman to me,
you do remain the one that I want to draw closer to me,

you are the one that brings the greatest expectations to me
and I remember each word and caress.
I wonder if you are also chilly like I am,
and untouched or intact no place remains,

where I pray that God will constantly be with you,
where death brings to humanity lamentation
and you are past precious and noble as a woman to me
but in my thoughts your smile is bright and soft.
© Gert Strydom