tuinier
(Denn alles Fleisch, Es ist wie Gras)
daar is soveel
nog te doen
in hierdie tuin
ek stry vergeefs
teen al die groen
van klimop, gras
en opslagkruid
my kruietuin
van marjolein
en roosmaryn
is reeds verswelg
self gaan ek ten gronde
deur molle bedolwe
en oor alles groei weer gras.
©vuurklip
Petrus I.24 en Brahms se Ein Deutsches Requiem
sirkus
van buite kyk ons die ring in
ruik ons die vars saagsels
en soos ’n hond op ’n leeuspoor
snuif ons versigtig
die geur van die wilde dier
op die rand van ons stoel
balanseer ons
saam met die touloper
met sy paal wat weerskante
oor die afgrond hang
hansworse laat ons oopmond lag
en vir ’n oomblik vergeet
van die volgende dag
en dat ons toekyk
vanuit ‘n donker nag
©vuurklip Oktober 2009
Kunswerk van Chagall
ons trek verby
*kleinhartseer
op die sleeppad
oorkant die vallei
hoor ons bobbejane blaf
belaai met rugsak en tent
en nog stadblind
hoor ons hulle net
naak en kaalvoet
is hulle tuis
in hierdie wildernis
en hierdie keer
kruis ons weë nie
maar tog, eendag
trek ons almal saam
by groothartseer.
4 Januarie 1997
*kleinhartseer:
‘n Plek gemerk op sommige kaarte van die Sederberg.
Of daar ook ‘n groothartseer is, weet ek nie!
Something Over Tea inspired this:
A zebra there was with no stripes
erased they all were with wet wipes
– but never you fear
– for Plascon is here
with ready mixed black and white stripes!
Filed under Allerlei
On a recent flight we were given a little (!) bag of mixed nuts. That got me thinking:
There once was a nut from Brazil
Who said to a peanut: I will
– But the match was unhappy
– Their sex life was crappy
Which proves that mixed nuts just don’t thrill!
©vuurklip
October 2024
Filed under humor humour, kuns art, limerick, poetry
Sybille
Op welke blaar
Wat jy in die wind laat dryf
Het jy die antwoord
Op my vraag geskryf?
Wie beheers die warrelwind
Wat die blare met jou woorde
Aan ons soekendes
So argeloos verbind?
En ás ‘n blaar
My uiteindelik sou kry
Sou dit dan vir my
Van my noodlot kon bevry?
Image: William Kentridge: from “Waiting for the Sybill“
©vuurklip 28/2/2024
The latest Climate Change hyperbole: Global Boiling!
Have you noticed:
– A heatwave is Global Warming,
– A cold snap is Climate Change,
– Global warming is GOOD for creepy-crawlies like mosquitos, spiders, rats, etc.
– Global warming is BAD for cuddly, furry critters like polar bears, koalas, pandas, etc.
However, on a more serious note, here is photographic proof of Global Boiling in Simon’s Town, it shows bricks literally melting away!
Filed under aardverwarming, climate change, global warming, humor humour, satire
Capetonians like to brag that their city is the best run city on the African continent.
Well, the above photograph shows just one reason why this is true. Whereas all roads outside of the Western Cape are riddled with potholes, here in Cape Town, we stop the potholes in their tracks, so to speak. The moment a baby pothole dares to make an appearance, it gets plastered over.
With waterproof plaster nogal.
The City Works For You.
Filed under Allerlei
Q. How did the Bokke manage to win the RWC for the fourth time and the last two in a row?
A. Because SA Rugby is not run by the government.
I guess that is the answer to just about everything that still works in this country.
PS
The photo is an old one – probably the previous RWC.
Filed under Allerlei
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