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David de la Croes, 21 june 2013

Caterpillar

Caterpillar dreams
of wings and sweet nectar -
while munching tough leaves.

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David de la Croes, 21 june 2013

Autumn Breeze

A brisk autumn breeze
causes a thousand goodbyes -
reluctant leaves leave.

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David de la Croes, 15 march 2013

Birthday wishes to a loved one abroad

May your day be clad
in bright chitenge,
and your ears filled
with the music of falling waters!
Lwa mitonda , kaizeli!
See us run with arms outstretched
like the wings of an airplane
because, if we could, we would fly to you;
see our encircling, turning legs
like those of sprinting cyclists
because, if we could, we would pedal to you;
see us hop, in a sitting posture
like that of a crazy taxi driver
because, if we could, we would race to you.
But we would rather have you here with us
Africa ya kutonda, kaizeli!
Ku tezi batu - we are waiting for you
Utwa, ba andamisa - come dance with us.
While distance separates you from us
we talk about you, smile, and say:
Mutu yo munde ki ya na ni sikoka kwa batu;
and we want you to remember always:
Ku sebeleza Mulimu, ki makalelo a butali.
Be blessed, dear sister!
We wish you peace, we wish you joy
and above all, we wish you love.

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David de la Croes, 21 june 2013

Fig

Blossoming unseen
within velvety soft walls -
an enclosed garden.

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David de la Croes, 21 june 2013

Rain Spider

At the stump of the fig tree
where sweetness and fragrance
have long departed
a rain spider has built a nest
of autumn-dried leaves
covered with a blanket
of delicate silk.

I stand and watch
the little spiders
coming out to play
in smooth fur jackets -
first, a game of tag
and then a fencing game
with slender long legs.

Soon they will spread out
and scurry around in the hunt for food;
raising neck hairs and bring shrieks of terror
as they intimidate nervous children and wives.

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David de la Croes, 16 may 2013

Love Letter

I wanted to write you a poem,
but there are not enough words
in all the languages of the world
to express the essence of your being.
I wanted to paint you a picture
to exhibit the warmth and brightness
and beauty you bring to my life
but there are not enough colours
in the spectrum of light to illustrate
the intense vividness of your presence.

I wanted to compose
you a symphony to give harmony
to all the music you bring to me
but there are not enough notes
in the musical scale to bring forth
the melodious nature of your being.

And so I write this simple letter to say:
You are my first thought in the morning,
and the last thought at night,
and in all the moments in between
I constantly think and dream of you.
I love you. Always.

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David de la Croes, 29 april 2013

There is no fear in love...

When I first realized that I loved you
I became afraid, for I felt exposed,
surrounded by the broken-down fences
I had painstakingly built as protection
for my fragile emotions and great fears
against a cold and indifferent world.

Suddenly, without warning, my safe world
was changed as I gave free entry to you
into my heart, and in spite of my fears,
I willingly my complete being exposed -
seeking the nestling warmth and protection
and the safety of love's strong fences.

I found that love was not caged, and fences
were not needed to live in its blissful world,
where affection was its own protection
and the sharing of life's journey with you
could allow unknown joys to be exposed
and assurances could replace past fears.

As our love grew and flowered, and past fears
were eroded with abandoned fences
I became strong, despite being exposed
to the changes of an evolving world.
I felt secure and contented with you -
In your loving care I found protection.

And through the years, love's certain protection
has shielded us against life's storms and fears
And as I have walked at the side of you
I found a paradise, without fences,
where we have built our own beautiful world,
filled with love, and our joy could be exposed.

Now we have grown old and by age exposed
our bodies frail, each limb needs protection.
As we move slowly in a twilight world
and confront diverse and alarming fears
I seek strength in my memory's fences
recalling joyous times and days with you.

A soul exposed to true love knows no fears.
The protection of your love's strong fences
secure my world - I will always love you.

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David de la Croes, 29 april 2013

I missed you!

(Poem for my granddaughter)

I just found out that you visited here
while I was away at work -
and that you left a few minutes before my arrival!
Ah! Your sweet presence
would have been such a balm
for my tired and aching body -
having traveled by bus, and train, another bus,
and then dragged for a thousand metres
through blustering winds.

And now I must find consolation
in the traces of your presence -
the imprints of your feet on the bathroom tiles,
and the faint lingering echoes of your laughter,
and the fading silhouette where you sat watching cartoons.
Although you live in my heart, I still miss you, sweet child!

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David de la Croes, 21 december 2011

Blessings

It is a blessing to be surprised
    by the familiar;
to notice a smile
   that has always been there
   and the softness of voice
   of people who comfort and care,
to feel the gentle touch
of those who encourage and cheer
and the kindness in eyes of those
to whom one is precious and dear.

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David de la Croes, 21 december 2011

Poem for my granddaughter

Your first smile
     wiped away the dust and mould
     from the canvas of my soul
and your first laughter
    splashed its bright colours
    over dark and somber tones
and then you framed it
    with a rainbow
created by the refracted light
    of your transparent being

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Other poems: Winter, Autumn VI, Glass Flowers, Autumn V, Butterflies, Autumn IV, Poetry Explosion, Autumn III, Autumn II, Freedom, Missing you, Red Sun 2, Red Sun, Above the clouds, Oceans apart, Victoria Falls, My Plant, Grandson, Kissing in the rain, Caterpillar, Autumn Breeze, Fig, Rain Spider, Love Letter, Mother, There is no fear in love..., I missed you!, Thank you for loving me, Senses, Birthday wishes to a loved one abroad, Old love, Friends 2, Benediction, God is good, Trust, Reconciliation, Kingdom, Friends, Blessing, To my daughter, Valentine, Hope, To my daughter, Grace, In Memoriam, Forever, terrorists, first-born daughter, Greetings to my children, Neighbour, Grace, Longing, First Kiss, arsonist, Holiness, Prayer, Laughter, Thoughts, Coma, In Memoriam, Visitation, War, I wish ... poem for my granddaughter, True love never dies..., haiku, You, archaeologist, Poem for my granddaughter, Blessings, Smiles,

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Caterpillar

Autumn Breeze

Birthday wishes to a loved one abroad

Fig

Rain Spider

Love Letter

There is no fear in love...

I missed you!

Blessings

Poem for my granddaughter

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