A Serious Matter (Free Verse Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

(in answer to Charl-Pierre Naudé)

In the mere moment we are caught in happiness,
where the state of the world makes no difference
there is still the going of time that hangs over everything,
where we become involved in the struggle for survival
and in the loving and times in which we do adore each other
the darkness gnashes onwards towards Armageddon
and each one of us have already got roles in it,
where we do belong to the darkness or the light,
where the knowledge that we have can bring light to others,
where no one can view this matter lightly,
when our words and acts come to destruction or healing,
do draw us closer to God and others or do estrange us totally
and when you and I drive away on my old blue Honda CZ900F motorbike,
there are other people that we do meet everywhere.

[Reference:"'n Saak van erns" (A serious matter)by Charl-Pierre Naudé.]

© Gert Strydom