Friday, 3 January 2003

You are so beautiful to me

You are so beautiful to me

you are as beautiful as

the morningdew dripping from the trees

as the first rays of the sun over the mountaintops

as the whitest cloud in the bluest sky

you are as beautiful as

the ocean on a calm day

when one can see the reflection of nature’s perfection

Sunday, 28 October 2001

She was a mom to many
influencing people all round
Touching hearts
with love she was
changing lives
through who she is

Sy't afgevee
ingedrink
in ons lewens in
Sy't in ons harte ingekyk
deur ons skrif
'n deur oopgesluit na 'n
ongebruikte kamer
Ons het skatte ontdek
Wat 'n reis!!

Sunday, 1 July 2001

As



As mens ophou lag
as daar nie meer iets is
om jou mondhoeke te
laat trek nie
as dit ‘n effort raak
om net te smile
as jou brein sukkel om
die konsep daarvan om
te sit in ‘n kode giggel
as jou hart nie meer
weet hoe dit voel om
vol uit te lag nie
as jou maag nie meer
kan styf trek as jy diep
daaruit gil van geluk nie
waarheen is jy oppad?

Friday, 1 June 2001

Almost perfect line


An almost perfect line
and I feel sad
bad
The next one starts with
the piano
los voetspore op my hartkamers
soos in seesand
tot die soutwater dit wegspoel
na ‘n ewigheid
onverstanbaar
onvoorspelbaar
Saggies tokkel dit rustig voort
en lei my na ‘n poort
van amper trane
en
stop.

tears in the mud



cancer of the heart
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
tears in the mud
ripped out your heart
tears in the mud
cancer of your heart
you fall apart

Tuesday, 1 May 2001

Die Weer




Die weer
bepalend van emosie
donker wolke
oorweldigend

Sonneskyn, laat al
die seer verdwyn

Blou is die lug
ons lewensvrug

Dit is so diep
ek wil sommer omtiep
met griep
want dit is winter
en my penpunt is versplinter
dit maak deurmekaar krappe
onverstaanbaar.

Education , Opvoeding



Education , Opvoeding
leer meer en meer
lewe
lewensvaardighede
sienings, waardes
maniere en giere
van mense en diere
die effek van biere

Die juffrou die baas
op die ou plaas
en die kinders is Klaas
maar deesdae helaas
ons almal staan verbaas.