Poetry
Poems in English, Afrikaans, and German. I write in different languages because each one allows for a more meaningful expression of specific emotions. Some feelings only land right in Afrikaans. Others need the weight of German compound words. And sometimes English is the only way to keep things light enough to say at all.
Schweif
Sch Weif / Sc we if / Wir laufen zusammen auf einem Schweif...
onopgelos
Die woorde wat uit my mond vloei voel / sag en soet, / soos 'n beskuit wat te lank...
comfortably numb
waves shrink in their haste to the shore, / reducing to a thin sheet of ice over my feet. / tendrils of kelp wrap around my ankles,...
Saunders
Eyes green as seafoam; / twinkles glint at the corner / of her eyes and pupils roam...
soda pop smile
your smile cracks open with the same / excitement as a can of soda – / bubbles rushing to the surface and...
scent of summer
when it pelts down with rain / it is the growth that I adore; / exposed roots muddied...
do your mornings hurt like this too?
my pink mug still stained / from yesterday's coffee / inside the ring and run down the...
geen bui vir 'n spieël nie
Ek sit in my klein kar / en hoor 'n sanger sing sag / op die radio....
misbruik
ek't geen meer totsiense nie – / jy't die laaste een vandag gegryp. / Maar jy weet dit steeds nie....
verdrink
Hoe meer ek dink, / hoe meer ek val / onder n oppervlak...
beschützt
Die Waldeinsamkeit / meiner Jugend ein Asyl; / du hast mich beschützt....
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