With The Sun Hanging Bloody-Red (Couplets) Poem by Gert Strydom

With the sun hanging bloody-red in the twilight
I want to bring wishes of love to you at the beginning of night,

In the lock-down a person do not know what to do,
where something is touching humanity as it runs through,

where I pray for all of mankind and for you and me,
that omnipotent He leads and acts presently,

that these days are known for His presence in each experience,
for His salvation and mercy in each inconvenience

and at night I pray for you and also for your peaceful sleep,
that by the wind and the rain that falls God do you in safety keep,

where everywhere around me there are of autumn a sign
as if by a master's great forbearing design

nature goes into a time of rest and tranquillity
and more stripped I see trees daily

where I am looking at the coming of fall as kindness,
and I hope you know how much I love you in all of this.

[Poet's note:The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere of the earth are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere.]
© Gert Strydom