Showing posts with label Poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poetry. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 June 2015

Questions You Make Me Ask

How is it that a year feels like a day 
and an eternity at the same time?
Does love reach across time, 
and defy the laws of nature? 
Tell me if you know, how is it that our love 
only continues to grow? 

They say that cultures collide, 
and that races divide.

But how is it that even 5,000 miles 
couldn't keep us apart?
Did every choice we ever make,
lead to this moment together?
Tell me if you know,
can we make this last forever? 

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Fixed

To fix our mind on Christ. That is the only thing.
Keeping our gaze, determined on Him.
No distraction, to shift us off course.
The most admirable,
The purest light,
The richest treasure.
Why set our eyes on anything else?
To fix our mind on Christ. That is the only thing.
Eyes upon us too,
Dare we let His meet ours?
And risk, His Holiness infiltrate,
The depths of our souls.
Revealing every displeasing thing,
Exposing it to the light.
To fix our mind on Christ, that is the only thing.
Can we not look?
Have we failed?
Shame run us aground?
Hope by his dear grace,
We be caught in his arms,
Before the tide, takes us away.
To fix our mind on Christ, that is the only thing.

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Ambagsman Van Liefde

Lief Here - liewe Here – lieflike Here
Ambagsman van liefde
Bereiker van volmaaktheid
kompoinis van saligheid
Direkteur van volwassenheid
Lief Here - liewe Here – lieflike Here
Arties van ons ewigheid
Breker van ons goddeloosheid
Connoisseur van ons persoonlikheid
Dromer van ons vryheid
Lief Here - liewe Here – lieflike Here

Saturday, 20 July 2013

“Holy” Suicide

Kill desire
To live the lie
Castrate passion
In hopes of freedom
Drown ambition
To fit the bill
Suppress emotion
To keep appearance
Gag action
To avoid mistake
This is not sacrifice
It’s suicide
And it’s a lie
Forget appearance
and dance
Confront life
and grow
Renew passion
and excel
Revive ambition
and thrive
Take action
and live

Monday, 24 June 2013

Who?

There is a great General. Master of battle. Lord of armies. Commander in Chief. He sets his gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will serve me?

Who will serve for me? Who will fight for me? Who will speak for me? Who will live for me?

There is a Great Composer. Lover of song. He sets his gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will listen to me?

Who will listen for me? Who will sing for me? Who will dance for me? Who will be joyous for me?

There is a Great husbandman. Gardner of grace. Sower of love. Reaper of plenty. He sets his gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will work my fields?

Who will feed the sheep for me? Who will tend the garden for me? Who will plant the seeds for me? Who will bring in the crop for me?

There is a Great Friend. Brother in arms. Champion of peace. Restorer of relationship. He sets his gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will declare allegiance to me?

Who will share food and drink for me? Who will take whip and scorn for me? Who will give a hug and a kiss for me?

There is a Great Father. Faithful to bride. Provider of plenty. Daddy to the abandon.  He sets his gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will love me?

Who will love for me? Who will obey me?  Who will be all that I have for them to be?

There is a Great One. He sets His gaze upon the earth, looking, yearning and asking: Who will be my hands, my feet, my heart, my love?

His words a-thunder, His eyes afire. He sees all, knows all; what was, what is, what is to come. Who will pray? Who will love? Who will give - forgive? Who will live? Who will go?

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Reserved for One

Idols abound in this life. Worthless Idols that do us no good*.
Carved out images of powerless beings. Detestable forms of unholy things. Mute, dumb, blind, senseless. Cold stone, lifeless eyes.
Oh yes. “I renounce these things!” says Mr. Christian. “Who do you think I am?  Would I behave like the heathen of the east?”
Then he goes and sets up idols in his heart.*
Yes, on that pedestal of the heart, reserved for one he clutters now; to display those things he thinks will gain, eternal life:
His Graciousness “My-experience”
Lord “Precious-poverty”
and
King “Good-works”
see
on that pedestal of the heart
Idols abound in this life
but
It’s reserved for one
only
The Holy Son

*Jr 16:19; Eze 14:7

Saturday, 24 November 2012

The Great “I AM”

He does what He does
He wills what He wills
He goes where He goes
He says what He says
He moves what He moves

Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord

He heals who He heals
He breaks what He breaks
He cares when He cares
He sees who He sees
He finds who He finds

Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
He means what He means
He gives what He gives
He loves when He loves
He frees who He frees
The Great “I AM”
He is who He is
He is the Lord!
Praise the Lord!

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Composing Salvation

God of my darkest hour,
See see and see again!
Forever my Strong Tower.
God of my final moment,
See see and see again!
He's there to make atonement.
When all that remains,
Is that last ray of hope.
He's taken the reigns,
I know, that He can cope.
As if it was a test,
To see if I'd do my best,
When He felt far away,
To see, if I would still stay?
God of my finest season,
See see and see again!
Forever my Only Reason.
God of my pristine occasion,
See see and see again!
He's there. Composing salvation.




Thursday, 3 May 2012

Die groot god ewolusie

“Daar is geen skepper, alles het vanself ontstaan,”
sê die skepsels, “die aarde, son en maan –
aanvaar nou sonder rusie,
dis alles die werk van die groot god ewolusie.
Hy weet niks, sien niks, en kan niks voel,
maar hy stuur nog altyd af op sy doel.
En ondanks sy blindheid het niks hom ontgaan,
hy’t alles beplan wat op aarde bestaan.
Die bye kan nie dink nie en tog weet hul baie goed,
om mekaar te wys presies waar groei ‘n blommetjie met iets soet.
Die vinder dans ‘n nommer agt teen die wande van hulle nes,
en voor hy lank gedans het, daar trek die hele res,
al op die as van die nommer agt, reg op die blomme af,
jy kan dit maar gaan kontroleer as jy vinnig genoeg kan draf.
By wie het daardie by geleer hoe dui hy die rigting aan?
En wie het al sy maats geleer om die sommetjie te verstaan?
Want hoe platter en wyer die agt, hoe verder is die blomme,
en as die blomme naby is, verstaan hulle ook die somme,
want dan is die agt sommer lank en skraal,
en hulle hoef die nectar nie ver te gaan haal.
En sommige bye het selfs no gook hulle Wiskunde geleer,
want hulle kan van vertikaal na horisontaal toe transponeer.
En glo my as jy wil, maar daar is geen by wat dit vergeet nie;
jy kry nie sommer ‘n by wat nie die som se bedoeling weet nie.
Maar moet tog nie sê dat ‘n Skepper hulle so gemaak het nie;
dis sommer maar ewolusie, dis blote toeval dié.
Die voëls is nie as voëls geskape nie,
hulle was eers visse wat nie mooi kon vlie.
Toe op ‘n dag sê ‘n slimmerige vis
vir sy maats wat ‘n bietjie dommer is:
“Kêrels, die water word stadigaan minder;
op die ou end gaan hierdie ding ons hinder.
Wat sal ons nou maak? Vir stowwige sand
het ek niks lus nie, gebruik jou verstand!
Dié ding gaan ons later glad nie betaal nie,
as ons nie kan leer om buite die water asem te kan haal nie.
Dis tyd dat ons nou ophou sukkel
en liewerster begin ontwikkel.
As ons net kan ewolueer
Gaan niks meer ons oorlewing keer.
As ons net ‘n miljoen jaar aan kan hou,
en seker maak dat elke ou
elke keer met die regte vis trou,
sal ons stadigaan vir ons vlerke kan bou,
tot ons later ons lyf in die lug kan hou.
So gesê, so gedaan:
die spul visse gaan staan
met die stert in die water, die bek in die lug,
gedryf deur die uitsig op vrye vlug.
“Wie kan sy asem die langste hou?
Hy kry die eerste kans om te trou!
Die wyfievis met die grootste vin
kry die mannetjie wat ook goed is daarin.”
Goudneus kon eers vyf minute haal,
en ‘n bietjie langer alke maal.
“Goudneus, kyk Silwer se reusevin.
Kan jy jou motiveer om haar nou te bemin
Gaan ons almal ‘n blinker toekoms in.
Dan kry ons, wat ons goed sal betaal,
visse wat kan asemhaal.
Dan kry ons, na miljoene jare,
goeie raad teen hierdie nare
noodlot wat ons so bedreig
as die water sak en die modder styg.
Dan’s ons gered, want al is dit droog,
as daar niks meer water is, vlieg ons hoog.
Ons skubbe word dan vere, ons hoef nie koud te kry nie.
Van modder en stof het ons dan niks meer te ly nie.”
Dit was nouliks honderdduisend jaar,
toe sit die eerste veer al daar!
Goudkieu roep na haar meneer:
“Op ons baba se boudjie sit ‘n veer.”
Die klomp visse het nuwe moed geskep,
en niemand het van opgee iets gerep.
“Kêrels hou julle eendrag sterk!
Julle sien mos die ewolusie werk.”
Duer ‘n ysere wil eendragtig bewaar,
het hul volgehou tot een miljoen jaar.
Na net een miljoen jaar, so by my kool,
daar vlieg die eerste vissievoël!
Maar o wee! Hul vergeet die familieband,
en die voëls begin die visse aanrand.
Laat ‘n vissie net onder die water lê,
dan gaan hy geen lewensverwagting meer hê.
Die vissie verkeer in groot gevaar
as die visarend hom daar gewaar.
Toe die voëls nou eers van rondvlieg weet
het hul gou van onder die water vergeet –
behalwe dat daar nog een voël is
wat steeds groot lus het vir ‘n vis.
Die son kan op die water blink,
maar dit maak hom gladnie minder flink.
Die windjie kan die water roer,
maar hy kan nogsteeds die vis beloer,
en laat een dit net naby die bokant wag,
Dan sien jy visarend is gladnie traag.
In verbyvlug raap hy die vissie op,
en al wat oorbly is die kop.
Hy’t ook nog ‘n wyfie vir hom gekry
Wat dieselfde vermoëns het as hy.
Waar die tweetjies vandaan kom, gaan my verstand te bowe,
maar die groot god ewolusie het hulle belowe
hul kuikens sal ook so visse vang,
en dié s’n ook, millenniums lang.
Hulle almal vang vis, visarende waardig;
daar’s vir almal nuwe DNA vervaardig!
“Dink jy God het dit geskep, dan sê ek jy’s mal!
Dis al’s maar ‘n ewolusiegeval.”
Dus, los maar jul godsdienstige rusie
en buig voor die groot got ewolusie.
Die ratel en die heuningvoëltjie werk mooi saam,
want die ratel is vir bye nie skaam.
Sien die voëltjie ‘n ratel in die bos
dan weet hy daar is kans vir kos.
En as ratel op sy beurt die voëltjie sien
dan weet hy die voëltjie het kos verdien.
Al is jongby en heining sy eie kos
sal hy altyd vir voëltjie ‘n bietjie los.
Ewolusie en toeval maak seker sin,
want ratel en voëltjie het saam begin.
Hul het saam ontwikkel as ‘n paar,
met intieme vriendskap vir mekaar,
in die loop van ‘n blote tien miljoen jaar.
Dis alles blote toeval dié;
hulle is nie so geskape nie.
Hulle het so ontwikkel
sonder teenspoed of sukkel.
Dus, los maar jul godsdienstige rusie
en buig voor die groot god ewolusie.
En dit noem hulle dan “wetenskap”!
Vergewe my maar as ek dink dis ‘n grap.
Om te dink dis alles toeval die –
so ‘n naiewe geloof het ek nie.
Jy kan allen betoog dis alles toeval die
as jy vooraf reeds besluit het daar is geen Skepper nie,
en jou ore aanhou toestop om die skeppingslied nie te hoor nie,
en jou oë dig bly toeknyp om nie jou ongeloof te verloor nie.
                                                                               - Oom Koos van Rooy




Thursday, 15 March 2012

Psalm to Him

You hear my unspoken prayers,
the desires of my heart are all seen by you.
To my silent vows you hold me accountable.
To my thoughts unspoken,
you respond with care.
When I speak in the language of my soul,
You respond with the love of your own.
When my heart is stripped bare,
I find your own finding me there.
When my spirit weeps, though there is no tear,
I feel your presence as at draws me near.
My God, My King, the Lord of the unseen,
You see the me that’s behind this flesh.
Through the facade of all things to see,
touch, feel, hear and smell,
You reach down and lift me up.
In my joys which need no smile,
it’s been your grace all the while.
For all those sins that none have known,
You drown with the light till only you are shown.
When my sorrows scream without a voice,
these plagues devour without a symptom
– it’s you, it’s you that sooth them all.
My God, My King, the Lord of my all,
to you I surrender the seen, unseen,
my all in all.

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Beware Pagans

There is a religion
A religion which shoves itself down your pagan throat
A religion of the righteous, unlike you
You third world barbarian
A religion which fights terror. With worse terror
A religion of the majority, outvoting the minority
A religion of rights, the right to kill, the right to war
A religion which says
We are the way, the only way
We are the truth, the light
With a finger in every pie
Killing those who refuse your lie
This is a religion of hypocrisy
And the name of this religion
Is Democracy.
Democracy you sly devil


Sunday, 19 February 2012

This man in his youth

Look you here

This man in his youth

Slender and tall

Admired by all

 

Look you here

This man in his youth

Passionate and strong

Loving no wrong

 

But look you here

His innocence is gone

His vision has died

His soul has cried

 

Now look you here

At this man in his youth

At those lessons unlearnt 

At those bridges burnt

 

Compassion is indifference

Virtues a lie

Love is a word

Life a ride

 

Look you here

This man in his youth

He’s barely alive

Now who will revive?

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Community Well


Your body’s not a community well,
That's a path which will lead you to hell.
If you want to sell your soul,
You will have to pay the toll.
So fall on your face,
Accept your disgrace.
Let God into your broken heart,
With his true love healing will start.
Your body’s not a community well,
So stand up from whence you fell.

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Where?

Where is the road less travelled?
I must find it,
The road where many have fallen,
and few return,
The road not always seen,
but always lived,
The road which whispers to the soul,
and beckons the broken,
The road which trips the insincere,
but protects the innocent,
The road where danger is familiar,
adventure well known.
Where is the road less travelled?
I must find it,
So must you.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Silver Platter

Life
Dear darling Life,
She arrived on a silver platter.
First you admired,
But then a step closer.
It’s mine you though,
I deserve it.
I will eat my fill,
and more.
I will drink her wine.
But wait,
What’s this.
Your head on a silver platter

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Prayer

Dad, can anyone share this title?
Dad, could I ever have another?
Dad, giver of life
Dad, I am because you are
Dad, you’re the best

Adopt the lost and forgotten
give me brothers and sisters,
a family to love you too

Let my heart beat to the rhythm of yours
let my soul desire be hidden in you
find in me what is found in you
leave behind your footprints…
so i can walk in them

Feed us by your grace
lead us in your strength
lift us in your love
nourish us with your words

We leave our ways
we forget the wounds of old
take us into your house
renew our hearts

Guard these paths of danger,
steer us from these snares
loose our chains and free our wings
cut the ropes and open our eyes.

Monday, 12 July 2010

>-------[((((( ! <3 ! <3 !

oh simple one
vuvuzela is your style
oh cheap one
vuvuzela is your price
oh plain one
vuvuzela is your colour
oh loud one
vuvuzela is your noise
oh crazy one
vuvuzela is your game

Monday, 5 July 2010

Dismay

dreary dirty day
stars are few
eyes are skew
hope you’re not here to stay
broken battered beaten
when last have i eaten
look I’m just a man of clay
hunger pains
yet fat gains
go away cloud of gray