poetry

autumns lost and found ~ springs that gently settle in ~ when we’re poles apart 

ephemeral wings ~ like colourful memories ~ brush against our cheeks

Image

you send me flowers ~ not in petals or in leaves ~ but with silent words

in just a moment ~ the economy of words ~ captures it all

eternal nomad ~ meets another wanderer ~ a moment of rest

we walk in silence ~ our words footprints in the sand ~ a wave cleans the slate

no expectations ~ only curiosity ~ and an open heart

in a few words ~ a trail of thought opens up ~ our minds may take flight 

just a few soundbites ~ to share such simple moments ~ of amazing depth

room filled with voices ~ a moth folds its silver wings ~ she simply walks out

my words remain few ~ only half-uttered ideas ~ you fill the spaces

she has spoken ~ he also had his say ~ the silence deepens

rather ironic ~ those who fond themselves so wise ~ that they miss the point

a poet’s pencil ~ sings the music of our hearts ~ filling up pages

it does not matter ~ whether you decide to smile ~ it really matters

look in the water ~ on its surface reflecting ~ a lone wanderer

a beautiful thing ~ a day stolen from our lives ~ fleetingly souls touched

move across the land ~ touching lightly where you go ~ quiet wanderer

written as a sketch ~ the mind’s eye is limitless ~ in its rendering

dragonfly hovers ~ waiting for its mate to join ~ in their complex dance

wanting to slow down ~ wanting to have some more time ~ to count my words

so little to say ~ so much to listen to ~ our best dynamic

one mind loves to flow ~ the other just wants to fly ~ meeting in a thought cloud

to explore our hearts ~ we only have one lifetime ~ which is not enough

the people we dream ~ leaving trails without names ~ ever in our minds

waves roll timelessly ~ thoughts of simplicity flow ~ nothing’s permanent

cannot stop hearing ~ the vast stillness in your voice ~ a heart’s melody 

 

Flights and fights

I take flight above ~ while you fight the fierce dragon ~ of deep emotion

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Tables

table set for two
yet only one has arrived
but three is a crowd

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Having fun

when I catch your stones
observing them with my hands
my mind is at ease

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One day

on that single day
I found the blue that’s you
between green and grey

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Dreamimg

we stand in the sun
with our dreams strewn in the wind
hoping they’ll fly back

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Drifter

in a sea of grey
so easy to drift away
and so hard to stay

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2017 imagined

we could imagine a world without rape or tears a world so at peace
we may imagine a world without greed or strife a world that’s at peace
we should imagine a world without guns and bombs a world so at peace
we might imagine a world without fear or lies a world that’s at peace
dare we imagine a world without religion that will bring us peace?

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Until then

Asimbonanga
my friend across the ocean
until you are free

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Consumerism

it’s wrapped and ribboned
it’s a greed that rules the world
wonder at what cost?

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Forgetful

sometimes I forget
that I’m waiting in the night
for my own stillness

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Putin & Trump

a circus with guns
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a ring with dangerous clowns
–
the humour escapes

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Grey zone

oceans of greyness
–
a land longing for sunshine
–
four degrees and fog

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Last night

last night I just sat
–
listening at the waves break
–
wishing you were here

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Thank you

now I bow my head
–
in such deep-felt thankfulness
–
and a private smile

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Meandering

they roam hand in hand
–
in their deep connectedness
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our thoughts and our minds

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Absent

there’s an empty space
–
where you hover in my thoughts
–
next to me today

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Great expectations

lilac in your eyes
–
from the jacaranda blossoms
–
only once a year

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Reaching

African rhythms
–
across a vast grey ocean
–
when I reach for you

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Birthday sunset

an African voice
–
sings the song that you so loved
–
thirty years later

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Grey

our sadness deepens
–
when even flowers are grey
–
in a world of pain

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Running trains

message from the north
“Sunrise over frozen lake”
brought a morning smile

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Artist

you gather them all
–
the scattered pieces that’s me
–
lost throughout the world

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Hermanus, South Africa: October 2016

I’m a floating gull
–
drifting on the ocean’s breeze
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happy to just be

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Easy

moments that are shared
–
bring such unexpected depth
–
and a light softness

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In my hands

a fist full of dreams
–
is all I have to bring
–
will that be enough?

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Gordon’s Bay, South Africa: October 2016

on a windless day
–
blue reflections float away
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while gulls drift and play

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Yesterday

found my emotions
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lost in a grey Pierneef cloud
–
that you will not see

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23 in Stellenbosch

found her delving in
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the mind’s creativity
–
filled me with wonder

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