By The Meaning Of It Poem by Gert Strydom

We do not live through things,
but by the meanings of it:

At home a parent
carries the image of God
over to a child,
who finds God’s character
displayed in the parent.

a Marriage binds much stronger
than staying together,
when it find the true meaning
of promises and the love that it claims.

a Child goes into the army
and comes back out of it
as a man,
who knows duty and discipline.

Still, if we give love,
its greater than honour
and to teach self-respect.