Mense-moeg

Vandag voel ek so bietjie mense-moeg;

moeg van almal se geswoeg,

almal klink so desperaat

wanneer hulle met my praat.

Dis krisis hier en paniek daar,

wat hul in die gesig moet staar,

maar as mens bietjie nader kyk

vind jy dit maklik om uit te stryk.

Die ding wat my die meeste pla

is dat mense hul so histeries kan gedra,

pleks van net rustig te ontleed

wat dit is wat hulle laat bloedsweet.

En dan kom laai hul dit op my

sodat ek ook bietjie stres moet kry.

Nee dankie, sê ek dan beslis -

jy soek op droë grond na 'n vis.

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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God gee rigting

Vandag se dag bring ek na U,

want ek ken nie die plek nie,

ek’t 'n nuwe pad wat ek moet loop

wat my so effe van my moed stroop.

Dus gee ek dit maar aan U oor,

wetend dat U my altyd hoor,

nog nooit het U my ooit gefaal,

of uit ellende my nie uitgehaal.

Solank U weet waarheen ons gaan,

gee ek nie om hoe loop die baan,

U’s in beheer en U moet lei,

want in U wil is waar ek wil bly.

Dus, Vader, gebruik dan hierdie ook

solank dit met U eie wil strook

en wys my wat U wil hê van my,

dan sal ek my selfs in my vrees verbly.

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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Droom

Ek soek wat ek nie kan kry nie,

ek wil hê wat ek nie kan vashou nie,

en ek treur oor ek dit verloor het wat ek nooit gehad het nie.

My droom was 'n gedagte,

'n realiteit sonder vorm of mate,

maar die waarheid was eg en die realiteit onontkenbaar daar.

My droom is dalk my eie,

my droom mag dalk nooit wees,

maar hierdie droom se waarheid sal altyd by my wees.

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 more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
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Obscured meanings

I obscure my thoughts with words

and wrap them in long sentences

where you would have to dig to find

for what was truly on my mind.

I play an intellectual game

of hide and seek with syllables,

so you have to struggle to find sense,

reduce my saying to meaningful essence.

I propose, second and volunteer

an endless string of grey rhetoric,

but, alas, you will not find a single thought

that passed you by, were kept, or caught.

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.
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Consistent God

When oceans rush upon the shore,

as it has done for years before,

because You said it should be done,

then I know the battle has been won.

When I fretted, feared and faltered,

though Your word has never altered,

I wonder at my unbelief

and how it causes my own grief.

I should look upon the oceans more

to see where You have been before,

how You keep it going by Your might,

and take a lesson from this sight.

You’re my past, present and tomorrow,

You’ve stood by me through joy and sorrow,

and upon Your word I will rely

to keep me till the day I die.

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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Die skoenmaker se storie

Ek het gister se draad vandag opgetel

en daarmee wil ek gou 'n storie vertel

wat hom nie deur ruimte of tyd laat knel,

alhoewel dit jou dalkies mag ontstel.

My storie begin by 'n ander ou,

'n skoenmaker wat sy kinders afknou,

en as hy dronk is, dan slaan hy sy vrou

en beskuldig haar dan dat sy is ontrou.

Op 'n dag kom hy nie terug na die huis,

en as iemand vra, sê hul hy’s nie tuis,

maar iewers was iets geheel glad nie pluis,

met die dronk man en sy vinnige vuis.

Die ding met drank is dat dit jou weerloos laat,

uitgelewer aan genade van die wat jou haat,

en soms broei daar 'n monster uit in die kwaad

wat jou heel moontlik vir dood agterlaat.

Die vrou en kinders het in die skoen aangebly

en in rympies en stories sal jy hul nog daar kry,

maar met die skoenmaker self was dit neusie verby,

jy hoor hom nou net as die kinders stry kry.

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 more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
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Frail humanity

It wavered on the horizon

before deciding to go on,

but when it came, it did not stop

until it reached the very top.

The sun shone down upon the earth,

springing the day from its berth,

and forcing it to join the fun

of the new hour that had begun.

But somewhere in a snug warm bed

a frail body lay still and dead;

as if cocooned from the day’s embrace,

it turned away its weary face.

Still, in another house a child would cry

as it looked upon the bright new sky

and it would rush out to take part

in this gloriously reborn start.

The sun did not stop to contemplate

if it was early, or if it was late;

it began its journey along a route,

where the expected end was understood.

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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