Separation

I wish that I could touch your hand

or smooth the creases in your brow.

I wish I could support your stand,

but I honestly do not know how.

You have pushed me to the outer edges,

to the fringes of your daily life,

and no matter how I mend the hedges,

the things that separate us, remain rife.

So, let me ask you this final question

before I finally accept my own defeat;

can you hear me when I mention

that you’re the rhythm of my heartbeat?

If you could find a stronger love elsewhere,

I would gladly set you free to go

to find someone who would deeply care

about the man I love and got to know.

Yet, you should know this steadfast truth;

my love is not the foolishness of youth.

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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Carrying On

How many times can one heart weep

over the same familiar sorrow?

When do you know if the heart can keep

the precious memories for tomorrow?

When do we know we will survive

the heartbreak of a loved one lost?

Or do we even want to be alive

when we consider each breath’s cost?

Yet, this day broke fresh and new

and the sun rose slowly to the sky,

tinting the earth in a soft warm hue

as it slowly and steadily passed it by.

I will be like the sun and carry on

with touching lives around me.

Then perhaps one day you will be gone,

drowned out by the love around me.

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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Gethsemane

Jesus, I contemplated what You said

when You claimed that it was done.

Did You know all that was still ahead,

and simply chose to be the obedient Son?

Then on the cross You repeated Your claim

just before You took Your final breath,

and You carried off all of our blame

before You conquered hell and death.

Only when You arose did we understand

what all it was that You had achieved,

when we looked upon Your nail-pierced hand

and considered the pardon that we’d received.

“It is done,” You said in complete obedience

and proved Your love for God and man.

May I follow Your example with expedience

and submit my own life to God’s grand plan.

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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Jealousy

I had so badly wanted to trust you,

but you did not prove to be true.

Though you pretended to care deeply,

it turned out you could not even see me.

I trusted you with my hurt and pain

never realizing I shared my story in vain,

for the only thing you knew was jealousy

which you unwarrantably attached to me.

Do you now know that it was misplaced,

that it was fear- and imagination-based,

that I had no guilt or shame or false pretence?

And does this finally start to make sense?

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 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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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