Die Stapper

Ons stap, ons stap, ons stap.

Die pad is lank, die wêreld plat,

maar kyk maar mooi waarop jy trap,

want partymaal lê slange in jou pad.

Berge op, en berge af,

dis heuwels, dale en nog meer,

ons het die wêreld plat gedraf,

maar keer steeds terug vir weer probeer.

'n Stapper is 'n vreemde ding

wat pyn en hitte sal uitstaan

net om tyd in die veld deur te bring,

vergeet dat die wêreld om hom bestaan.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Update

Time for an update?

I would say!

What’s the current tech debate?

Will the app go, or will it stay?

Do you want to have some space

on my hard drive and my desktop,

on which to give your ads a base,

from where you’ll flash them at me non-stop?

It’s freeware, shareware, malware

and please read the license, but I do not.

No more wondering what I should wear,

the marketers have already schemed the plot.

It pokes and waves, tweets and pings

all around my empty house,

reminding me I have the latest thing

with which to let in every global louse.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
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Meulsteen-tye

Daar is 'n meulsteen om my nek,

wat dreigend my na onder trek.

Dit is daar deur myself gehaak,

om lig te werp op 'n swaar saak.

Ons kinders soek verward na raad

met regte wat hul maar min baat,

want eintlik wil hul maar net weet

daar’s liefde ook in wêreldsleed.

Wanneer 'n wet die huis indring,

sonder om nuwe insig ook te bring,

dan maak die wet ons hande vas

en belaai ons met 'n te swaar las.

Ek wil ook kinders veilig sien,

en weet dat ons wette hul ook dien,

maar wette maak gaan hul nie raak

en gaan hul geensins veilig maak.

Maak die oortreder se hande vas

en verlig die ouer se skouerlas,

gee die onderwyser weer gesag,

let op jou eie sosiale gedrag.

'n Kind is nie volwasse nie,

verstaan nie die regte-kwessie nie;

hou op om hom daarmee te peper,

jy is mos groot en weet van beter!

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
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Cost assessment

There was an endless summer on a beach,

where you and I became as one,

where you were never out of reach.

There was a long walk down an aisle,

where fates were sealed under the sun,

where we began to walk a different mile.

There was a great dividing line,

where the two of us were torn apart,

where I knew you were no more mine.

There was a ripple in the universe,

where you recaptured my faithful heart,

where you reimbursed your loveless purse.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
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Exotic Pets

Why do we keep exotic pets

while treating common ones like pests?

Why do I need to know their price?

Are they simply another rich man’s vice?

I think it’s time for introspection,

though I steel myself for your objection,

but if it’s an animal you adore,

it shouldn’t matter whose had it before.

If you wish to set a trend,

you need to be ready to defend

the reason why you chose a live one,

as if to prove your worth to someone.

When you get bored and go away,

those pets remain – they’re here to stay,

and how are they meant to understand

the absence of a doting hand?

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
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