The Queen Of The Namib Poem by Gert Strydom

The Queen Of The Namib



In the almost waterless Namib desert
where mirages look like water
that is far in the distance
and the sweat makes streams on my face

I notice between the red-brown dunes
the pretty pink flowers of a cactus
that looks almost like opened shells

while the sun scorches white
in the bright blue sky
and it feels as if
death is present everywhere

and it is known as the queen of the Namib
and it flowers on stems filled with thorns
where it defies the wind and weather.


[Reference: Queen of the Namib with the scientific name “Hoodia gordonii”.]

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Gert Strydom

Gert Strydom

Johannesburg, South Africa
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