"stam" poems
Met skewe takke,
met 'n krom stam
en die seerste dorings
wat in my vasklou
Daar waar die bloeds
aar le vind ek jou
in die donker nag
met die skeinheilige lig
wat ons altwee verblind
En so ontmoet ons
in die rooi valende duine
met die vonke
van 'n vuur binne my.
Jun 23, 2016
Jun 23, 2016 at 5:46 AM UTC
Jou boodskappe die sonstrale
wat elke nou en dan my dag wil maak
en ook soms 8 minute vat om by my uit te kom
maar gee lig en lewe in my donker wereld
al is jy miljoene bietjies weg van my af
is jou liefde n warm drukkie wat ek
moeiteloos in elke donker nag
om my bang lyf kan vou
jy wat agter die horison jou eie horison sien
en dalk self die maan met my deel
,van n ander kant af,
dra ek na aan my hart...
soos n tietie sonder nippels
of n bangmaak boek sonder sy stippels....
is my lewe net plein
en puntloos sonder jou.
Jy is my duisend-myle-weg
, maar altyd daar,
chill-jou-guava maaitjie
wat my weghol hart bedaar.
Familie buite stam en bas
bloedloos dalk , maar hegte vas
grenslose vriende oor die wereld heen...
God se grootste seen.
- aan al my vriende wat ver weg bly , maar meer beteken as my eie asem en wat ek dierbaarder ag as my virginity ;) ek is so ongelooflik baie lief vir julle.
Carinda du Toit. Aldridt Koltzow. Marli Roux. Tarryn Forster. Frederik Rudolph van Dyk. en al die ander...
Oct 26, 2014
Oct 26, 2014 at 11:51 AM UTC
Mental halitosis
My mind stinks
Because I can't scrape off memories of you.
Trepanation is the only solution
Drill out my old life
And stuff it full of molded silver
Then my thoughts
Will sparkle
In the soft sunlight
Of forgetting.
Mar 30, 2012
Mar 30, 2012 at 3:31 PM UTC
I am from silly sisters, full time moms, and missing dads
From Mexican Railroaders and southern slavers
I am from cramming in and spreading out
From jumping on the bed and sleeping on the sheet
I am from kitten toys and a purple piggy bank
From P.B. cookies and B+s on the fridge[b]
I am from Stam Chocolate
From pizza pie and spaghetti piled high
I am from Birthday Girl picks dinner
From salad dressing bottles and sweet Maine summers
I am from squishy black cat dolls
From the Time Out Chair and Bear Chair Fights
I am from homemade pants that can't be beat
From "Greenback Dollar" and "Unclouded Days"
I am from "Stand up and be counted"
From the Girl Scout Promise and Law
I am from all these things and more
My poem never ending
Dec 24, 2015
Dec 24, 2015 at 3:30 PM UTC