To Hanrie Poem by Daleen Enslinstrydom

When God created you deep within me
He left His spirit in you,
His love overflows in your heart
like the rays of the sun.

From the day of your birth
He placed your feet
on His path of righteousness
where you do follow Him.

He filled your heart with joy and songs,
He took the best that creation have got
and made you perfect in His sight,
with His own hands
He formed you deep within my womb.

Out of ivory He made your skeleton,
from my flesh He created you as a piece of me,
with the sparkles of the stars within your eyes,
He gathered pearls for your smile
and coloured your eyes with amber.

With the pits of pomegranates He stained your lips
and wove gold into your crown
and peach blossoms to colour your cheeks
but most of all
He left a yearning in your heart
to be His own.

You are His angel that he gave to me as a treasure.
You are my best friend, my confidant,
my darling daughter.
You are His creation,
but He gave you to be mine.