Trijn Ras (Née Catharina Ustinx) Poem by Gert Strydom

From Denmark came the redheaded beauty
that did draw the attention of many men in the Cape
and I would have loved to meet her
as a really brave woman is remembered.
My ancestral grandmother was known for her personality,
her charm, her courtesy and decisiveness.

She was lovely, burnished by the sun and red-blonde,
was busy from sunrise, did kill a lion by herself
and a rich baron tried to woo her,
alone on horseback she journeyed
for three days to Cape Town,
was known for her hospitability
her charm, her courtesy and decisiveness.

© Gert Strydom