fynbos whisperer
AUTHENTIC OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK HIKING ADVENTURES
LET THERE BE FLOWERS
September 2023 /Santie Gouws
Namaqualand & Cederberg, Western Cape, South Africa
Weary from six relentless laborious days
- lying down in a meadow -
a chorus of frogs lulled him to sleep.
Startled by the silence of the night
- drifting galaxies distant -
he fell back into slumber,
the firm earth beneath.
Awakened by a bird's song
- morning star against orange sky -
his sun slowly rose.
Three times a cock crowed,
triumphantly announcing
the seventh day.
Hungry, alone
- he could not resist -
the ripe, red offering.
She'd adorned herself with beads of shell,
dark eyes reflecting oceans,
created only yesterday.
Overwhelmed, ashamed,
he turned away
- a snake hissing.
Crucified, his heart cried out:
let there be flowers!
- good and bad -
flowers, fucking flowers.
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