Where she cried heart rendering, she stood at the grave,
for a moment lingered dumbfounded and did notice that it was empty,
could not comprehend this, did not trust the peace,
as in her heart there now was only love for Him,
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(after William Shakespeare)
Neither nuclear bomb nor weapon of war or earth, sky or sea
but human mortality along with frailty slowly absorbs our power,
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(in answer to Olga Kirsch)
Paint with the own blood of Jesus Christ
the portals of the human heart red,
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Where the ground-squirrel hop up and down
there are guinea fowl in the bush and I look carefully
and again I am a carefree child,
notices a rock-rabbit jumping from rock to rock
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(after Elisabeth Eybers)
My uncles could cut off the skins of apples, limes and oranges
paper-thin from every different peel
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(in answer to William Shakespeare)
My darling's eyes are pleasant as the sun,
like pomegranates her lips are sweet and red,
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(after Totius)
When the morning sun do burn the fog away
two coots do land at the dam,
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I
Over the water mirror of the fishpond white lilies float around,
golden-fish and needlefish are everywhere to be found
and next to it a abundance of aloes flower bloody red,
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(after Elisabeth Eybers)
It's as if now I do measure off each day to you,
where jubilant my heart beats with an intense power
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(After John Keats)
Cat, past your prime you do your little body lick.
How many birds have you caught in your days?
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