Time Will Devour (Cavatina) Poem by Gert Strydom

Time Will Devour (Cavatina)



At a time your loveliness will be gone,
time will devour
the very way that we exist and are,
even our labour
will be lost in a world that is changing;
while you favour
me in thoughts, let us love in our own bliss,
find something special in every kiss.

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(after Andrew Marvel)

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[Reference: “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell.]
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Gert Strydom

Gert Strydom

Johannesburg, South Africa
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