A bouquet of people

I picked a bouquet of people

along my route today,

I gave them to our Father

without knowing what to say.

I told Him that I loved them,

was worried about their care,

that this was why I brought them

and wanted to leave them there.

Our Father took them from me,

looked at each one in their turn,

when He smiled and held them close,

asked what I wanted in return.

I told Him I’d like nothing more

than His Fatherly embrace,

so each one of these friends of mine

could look upon His face.

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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The alien

An alien landed in my lap,

who soon fell into a drunken nap

after he came and stayed too long,

attempting to sing a lover’s song.

Oh, alien with your hardened crust,

don’t you realize that I don’t lust

to have you in my life at all,

that you leave me speechless, quite appalled?

I wish I could communicate

and tell this alien his doomed fate,

but alas, we do not sound the same -

I only wish he never came.

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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The sun hid its face

Lives snuffed out and laid to waste

wasted away too soon

These are the beds of those that died

before it was even noon

A child, a cry, a memory

and then you were no more

The brilliant sun would hide its face

from the child that we adore

How empty the space that’s left behind,

how warm the rolling tears,

how full our hearts with words unspent,

how cold our coming years.

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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Tailored words

If I could paint the words in my head,

would they be blue, or black or red,

would they be soft or jagged-edged,

would they flow free or seem more wedged?

If my words were more than sound,

would they be straight, or be more round,

would they have more than one dimension,

and would they convey their true intention?

If my words could come to life

and live with me as man and wife,

would I wish for a divorce,

or would I want to stay the course?

As my words have no form or shape,

I toss them from me like a cape,

a thing that always fitted loose

a garment I no longer use.

Yet, if my words were tailor-made,

I’d be more worried where they laid,

I’d arrange them careful not to crease,

think twice before they were released.

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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Silence

If I took pink and blue to turn it lilac,

red and yellow to turn it orange,

I could paint the sky in pastel hues,

with warm glows and soft touches

with which to caress the earth.

Yet your touch will still be absent,

your voice still silent,

your eyes,

your hands,

your heart,

gone.

Still, it does not diminish the beauty of the day -

the sun still rises in the east

and settles in the west,

birds still sing,

waves still crash upon the shore.

Only,

your absence has left a deafening silence in my soul.

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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Wakkerword

Ek hoor die voëls se oggendlied

en wonder wat die dag my bied.

Sal ek opspring met 'n vaart

of lê en twyfel of dit baat?

Miskien sal ek 'n bietjie draal

en kyk of slaap my nie kom haal

om nog 'n wyle deur te bring

in 'n droom sonder herinnering.

Maar dan spring denke in my op

en begin te woel hier in my kop

sodat ek helaas my op moet beur,

die gedink het al my rus versteur.

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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