Die wenpaal

As jy 'n pad van geloof loop,

dan is daar noodwendig hoop,

het jy rede om aan te gaan,

want daar is Een wat jou verstaan.

Maar as jy kies om nie te glo

daar is Iemand in beheer daar bo,

dan moet jy self jou lot bepaal,

jou teen die lewensslae staal.

Ons albei moet oor kole loop,

die lewe sal ons daartoe noop,

maar jy doen dit in eie krag,

wyl Iemand my elk’ tree betrag.

En as jy dan alleen daar staan,

oorwinnaar in jou lewensbaan,

dan juig nie een saam met jou nie

en niemand gee 'n duit om nie.

Maar ek kom by 'n skare aan

wat my begroet met laggend-traan,

wat my met liefde daar ontmoet

en welkom heet met Goddelik groet.

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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Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Because You're You

When I think about Your love for me,

of how it sets me free to be

more than I could ever hope -

Your knowledge have enlarged my scope.

If I think of all that You have done,

how carefully You made us, everyone,

then I need to sing Your praise some more,

You’ve made life better than it was before.

Your words and actions are so kind

that it brings a fondness to my mind

Yet, I love You not for what You do,

but simply because my Lord, You’re You.

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.
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Morning joy

When I contemplate the morning

and the beauty that it brings,

it’s small wonder that I marvel

and my heart lifts as with wings.

For the splendour of the daylight

as it turns the night away,

casts the earth in peaceful brilliance,

keeps the night’s fears all at bay.

There is a song that springs up in me,

makes my heart feel overjoyed,

it is one that gives God glory

for the love by Him deployed.

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.
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Die ruit van my hart

Daar is 'n venster in my hart;

hy is daar vir my eie part.

Dit is daar sodat ek kan kyk

na hoe die wêreld buite lyk.

My hart is mos my veil’ge plek

waar ek my selfwees goed bedek,

waar ander nimmer kan inkom;

ander se praat en dink ver-stom.

Maar hierdie hart kom met 'n ruit

waar’k ongewensde mense stuit,

maar die van wie ek baie hou,

word met my hartsplek toevertrou.

So staan ek by my hart se ruit,

besluit wie daar kan in of uit,

en die wat ek na binne bring,

deel in my groter liefdeskring.

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.
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God's goodness

My heart is filled with joy today,

there is so much that I must say,

I’ll start off then by thanking You

for all the wondrous things You do.

You give me rest, and light and food,

and every breath I breathe is good,

but more than that, You give me peace,

and joy and love that will not cease.

My thoughts and words and actions too

testify of the goodness found in You,

for what else is there for me to say

when You walk with me throughout the day?

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.
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For the parents of the unborn

When I heard your news I wept

I wept for every child unborn

for every promise that went unkept

for this deep loss that you still mourn

When I heard your news I cried

lifting my voice towards our Lord

not to find out why they died

but to make sure He’d got the report

When I heard the news, He already knew

and He bent down to comfort you

His love was large, His words were few

but I was at peace for He’d know what to do

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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Job

Is there a lesson to learn from Job,

the man who seemed to have no hope,

the man who was riddled with despair,

whose bad luck followed him everywhere?

He lost his kids and income in an instant,

but his pursuer was still insistent

that this was not yet quite enough -

this adversary proved too tough.

He would make Job cringe in pain

so life would no longer hold any gain,

and then his wife would start to swear,

making his burden still harder to bear.

He would curse the day he was born,

sickness had left him ravaged and worn,

yet in God He placed unshakable trust,

even if his whole world had gone bust.

His friends gathered close, but failed him too,

telling him what he should and shouldn’t do,

listening to evil spirits in the night,

trying to make sense of Job’s senseless plight.

Job did not heed man, woman or beast,

he could not be bothered by them in the least -

he took his problems straight to his God

from Whom he was determined not to depart.

His rantings and ravings did not make sense,

but he was looking at things through a clouded lens,

he was searching for answers he did not know,

wondering why he had been brought so low.

When God finally answered, it fell into place -

He had deliberately been hiding His face,

so that all who would suffer in times yet to be,

would know God rewards those who stay faithfully.

Job was healed and restored in good time,

but before I conclude this narrative rhyme,

take note that he needed to pray for his friend

whose faith was tested when Job met his end.

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.
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Reversed order

Day, day, go away,

I wish for the night to stay,

I wish to return to bed,

to stay there and pretend I’m dead.

Daylight laughs with brilliant teeth,

washes my bed in a golden sheath,

pulls me from my lazy slumber,

proving that it has my number.

Comes the night and all’s at rest,

then I’m at my very best,

forgetting that I’ve got a bed,

ready to paint the town blood red.

Day and night seem to disagree

over who would see the most of me,

while I am torn between the two -

one foot in a slipper, the other a shoe!

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.
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God still talks to us

Why would God not talk to me,

be less than He, as God, could be?

Did He not send His Holy Spirit

to stay, and not to merely visit?

With God alive inside this temple,

I’d imagine talking should be ample,

for is this not what He’s always done,

from creation right through to His Son?

If you examine the gifts of the Ghost,

you’ll find that talking occurs the most;

knowledge, wisdom and prophecy

are all meant for communication, you see.

When you love someone the way He does you,

you should not be surprised when they talk to you.

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.
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Animal instinct

My life just took another turn,

I suspect because I have to learn

that man and beast are much the same

although the one appears more tame.

Animal instinct is what it’s called

when our manners seem to be recalled

and we act from the basest of our being

to send our better knowledge fleeing.

We really ought to stop and ponder

the wisdom of our social blunder,

before we start to act so freely

becoming less than what we could be.

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.
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Intercession

Yesterday I sang a song

of counting blessings one by one,

and as the words with me still lingers,

I found I have clean run out of fingers.

There are so many things to praise You for

that I hesitate to ask for more,

but I have some friends who seem to lack

and I promised each I had their back.

So, let me bring these friends to You

without telling You what You should do,

but simply telling You about their plight

and the constant battles which they fight.

Father, there are stories of betrayal,

of lies and deceit, that makes me wail,

stories of violence and abuse

for which I find there’s no excuse.

Some of my friends are in such pain

that it could drive one quite insane -

their bodies, minds and spirits need

for me to promptly intercede.

Father, You have always answered me

and never ignored a single plea,

so I bring them to You wholly confident

that Your intervention will be evident.

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.
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