More Beautiful Than Any Flower Poem by Gert Strydom

(after Heinrich Heine)

More beautiful than any flower
you are fragile in your heart,
without words you do leave me speechless,
do know me in joy and in my sorrow.

Face to face you are before me,
to me picture-perfect in your blonde beauty,
where I pray that you do remain pure in your heart,
that God do protect you with all of His power.

[Poet's note:"Du bist wie eine Blume" ("E'en as a lovely flower")by Heinrich Heine.]