SANTIE GOUWS
Professional Mountain Walking Guide
Reg. Nr. WC 13274
OORDEELSDAG
February 2024 /Santie Gouws
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
O warm is die winde
en droog.
En kreunend in die stof-lig
en swaar -
so gereed as die duiwel se tonteldoos -
lê die velde en wag vir die smaad.
En hoog in die kranse
tussen skimme se skanse
is die klippe aan smeule,
soos 'n bakoond se wande.
O knarsend die klaaglied,
dis die suidoos se trant,
soos die geween van 'n engel,
haar vlerke verbrand.
So word ons gesuiwer
in die vagevuur.
Bring hoogmoed ten gronde,
dis die laaste uur.
Footnote:
A poem in my native language, Afrikaans
Inspired by the fires and intense, dry summer of 2023/2024 on Table Mountain
An attempt to mirror another very well known poem, called Winternag, by one of South Africa's top poets, Eugene N. Marais.
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