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  • Seal with love at allpoetry
    Sealed with love
    ©copyright 2009 Frans Bezuidenhout
  • [ The road ©copyright 2009 Frans Bezuidenhout ] at allpoetry
    The road ©copyright 2009 Frans Bezuidenhout
  • The prodical son at allpoetry
    Luke 15
  • The arm at allpoetry
    The arm
    ©copyright 2009 Frans Bezuidenhout
  • Home at allpoetry
    Home
    ©copyright 2009 Frans Bezuidenhout
  • The boat at allpoetry
    “Seven bleeding ulcers”, I hear her say as she walked the tiled pathway.
    Hurrying from one end of the building to the next, I asked myself. “Why mentioned seven, and not just say, ‘bleeding ulcers’?”
  • The gravel path at allpoetry
    The gravel crunched as he walked the path. He felt the sharp of winter’s chill upon the nape of his neck. There was a slight wind tugging at his shirt trying to ease him away from thoughts he had menaced him over the years,
  • The road at allpoetry
    The road seemed longer than usual. There was no traffic. My thoughts lingered in places of where we often met — especially in those the past six months. The ring of the cellular drew my attention. I was back in the presen
  • Beteluer Camp at allpoetry
    I struggled the road, dodging puddles and bush that crept from the sides of the road. My sense of direction played between mind and heart, and each inlet became a journey of itself. Eventually we arrived. There, waiting fo
  • Ah, people at allpoetry
    people
    - inabilities of past,
  • Whispers at allpoetry
    light filters shade
    blending color
  • Intermission at allpoetry
    lost in the shadow
    of silence and thought
  • Breathing tranquility at allpoetry
    there is calm in the quite
    of the growing,
  • Passion's Promise at allpoetry
    aroused, passion lingered
    ice - cold and damp
  • Drift at allpoetry
    beneath the shod of force
    colour bruised nail
  • Ruptured at allpoetry
    “And I will renew
    stronger than ever
  • Whisper at allpoetry
    Oh God
  • Joy at allpoetry
    discomforts journey like leaves
    racing before the wind
  • Core's tone at allpoetry
    refined, but sometimes coarse
    jagged around the edge
  • Drift the stars at allpoetry
    strange
    the taste
  • Let me walk at allpoetry
    Dear God
  • Live another day at allpoetry
    lightning bolts
    that streak the skies
  • Warmth at allpoetry
    Shade falls color
    tinged as movements
  • Lingered Encounters at allpoetry
    Seasons
    linger encounters
  • Mind's Edge at allpoetry
    Life is living
    the edge, knowingly
  • Grandma's Christmas at allpoetry
    1950’s
    More than fifty years ago, as kid, I used to love my holidays with my grandma. Days before Christmas Day, she used to bake and prepare a feast. We children loved this, as we were not only helped, but received of the d
  • Never meant to be at allpoetry
    They met, never lovers to be,
    their hearts inscribed on old oak trees
  • Life at allpoetry
    sadness
    brings life to heart
  • Traces at allpoetry
    His strokes flowed
    heart, tender
  • Christmas Day at allpoetry
    She arrived one Sunday morning. She was also there that evening. None knew where she came from or where she lived. Over the past months, few spoke to her. It seemed that most did not know what to talk to her about - she was
  • Striking at allpoetry
    Nothing striking,
    just a few friends -
  • Rejuvenation at allpoetry
    Pages from Matthew, Luke and John [New International Version]
  • Soaring at allpoetry
    … between here
    and nowhere
  • Journey's Wake at allpoetry
    Thirteen came to the fold to stay
    deciding goals they had to make
  • Quiver at allpoetry
    my thoughts quiver
    like souls
  • Those that wait at allpoetry
    the dark heaved tones
    of bright and light
  • Shuttered Memories at allpoetry
    silences echo
    beneath the croak
  • Life to my heart at allpoetry
    His blood dripped,
    roses, red -
  • Tender Loving Care [TLC] at allpoetry
    They grow snow on the leaves,
    as they climb the ladder
  • Healing at allpoetry
    Wrapping itself around the heart,
    winds blow cold directions.
  • The Titanic Choice at allpoetry
    The sinkable
  • Honeydew Melon at allpoetry
    the air smelled musk,
  • Fallen Angel at allpoetry
    she treads softly, unsuspectingly
    her trap rides my emotions
  • A mentor's passing at allpoetry
    an unspeakable
    ache flows thought,
  • Cellophane dream at allpoetry
    he stood there hugging a framed print
    with the inscription: “An ode to marriage”;
  • Blessings at allpoetry
    falling, the rays skip silver
    upon the skin of the pond,
  • Desires at allpoetry
    A retourne.
  • Haunted mirage at allpoetry
    Mirage gold, sigh shades on the sea
    where, white tints roll sound, over rocks.
  • Visions at allpoetry
    He walked within the freshness
    of the garden, feeling its breathing;
  • Dreamt Seed at allpoetry
    To sit and dream is my pastime.
    None for me is a waste of time.
  • Holy lamentations at allpoetry
    You know, you know, my man -
    Her moans heat within my ears.
  • Touched at allpoetry
    there is a softness
    reaching across the ocean,
  • Implanted humbleness at allpoetry
    anger brings quickness
    of mouth, an un-hearing ear
  • Winds of hope at allpoetry
    the wind blows
    thoughts that twist and twirl;
  • Upside down at allpoetry
    she wrote a reminder
    and turned my heart
  • Shadow's Heart at allpoetry
    a shadow of the moon sighs silence
    the silence cold with unfeeling touch
  • Heart 's shadow at allpoetry
    a shadow of the moon sighs silence
    the silence cold with unfeeling touch
  • Special Intent at allpoetry
    All are special
    in your eyes, Lord,
  • Reaped at allpoetry
    nostalgic soft
    the words touch
  • Footprints at allpoetry
    the early breeze washed
    the shore;
  • Haloed at allpoetry
    the sun haloes, the sky,
    circling above sea
  • Strength at allpoetry
    her side of the wall:
  • A time of blessed enjoyment at allpoetry
    Lamentation
  • Fragrant hush at allpoetry
    fragrant soft
    the reach
  • Cleansed at allpoetry
    The sand
    of sorrow’s touch
  • Perisos parakleisis at allpoetry
    Oiktrimos [comfort]
  • September Song at allpoetry
    September song -,
    harlequin heartache -
  • Prayer Walker at allpoetry
    “Don’t walk life alone”
    when all seems futile, even wronged
  • Undefined at allpoetry
    there are such things
    that grow, developed from mist
  • One Year at allpoetry
    One year of celebration -
    a journey of immeasurable pain,
  • They bring sunshine at allpoetry
    they bring sunshine
    at the end of each week
  • My heart yearns at allpoetry
    thoughts disturb, my heart,
    trapped, struggling escape
  • This side of the window at allpoetry
    even when I reach out
    I am inadequate -
  • The truth at allpoetry
    within this declaration
    that once haunted
  • Beyond memories at allpoetry
    her thoughts unpretentious
    tinted with memories
  • I am awaiting at allpoetry
    At the death of the sun,
    the moon rises, and awaiting
  • Adrift at allpoetry
    the waves lap, sound
    falls knowingly upon the ears
  • When thoughts fill time at allpoetry
    when sounds speak
    and eyes listen -
  • Aflame at allpoetry
    Smoldering glow
    turns ashes once ablaze;
  • Flight at allpoetry
    stretched, like parch
    dry, dehydrated
  • Leaves at allpoetry
    Leaves spiral, brown,
    onto bedded rest,
  • Heartbeat at allpoetry
    heartbeat,
    soft glowing rhythm,
  • Dots at allpoetry
    dots float
    red, on green stems
  • Amor at allpoetry
    like butterfly, I settle, from moment
  • Little Pia at allpoetry
    To Peter and Claudia forewarned, a little daughter, the first was born.
  • My touch is human at allpoetry
    My touch, human - often without heart,
  • Ora et labora! at allpoetry
    Cistercian monks of the Eberbach Abbey
    The Cistercian monks of that pioneer period strictly followed the Rule of the Order of St. Benedict
  • Moments at allpoetry
    moments fall, crystals striking swiftly
  • Thunder at allpoetry
    my mind plays tricks, darting here and there
  • From lowland to highland at allpoetry
    like tumbleweed, you walk the urban streets,
  • Eric Douglas at allpoetry
    What a grand name! Eric Douglas -
  • Void's fullness at allpoetry
    Because you are not here, I feel your nearness, the most;
  • Our touch at allpoetry
    with my hands, this sacred ritual
  • Scum at allpoetry
    he walked, the pond stretched
  • Sensations of breath at allpoetry
    without you, my pen etches un-seen words -
  • Tree house beyond the stars at allpoetry
    Number 7: Treehouses beyond the stars
  • Upon my departure at allpoetry
    let me speak softly, from my soul,
  • Minion feelings at allpoetry
    her icy pause explodes –
  • Distanced Age at allpoetry
    their eyes, disassociated, silent, entrenched
  • Peace at allpoetry
    amidst the ambience of calm,
  • Etched at allpoetry
    once sheltered, the core, now void;
  • The Wall of Denial at allpoetry
    the cobble paths bleed death –
  • With a gentle passion at allpoetry
    vibrations fall, softly; their hush, light and soothing,
  • Balance at allpoetry
    a globule balances crystal;
  • LIght and Darkness at allpoetry
    in darkness, there is light -
  • When we walk at allpoetry
    friend, let’s walk up the mountain path;
  • Perserverance at allpoetry
    within the stream, water flow, persistently
  • Tears of ache at allpoetry
    my heart stumbled, its rhythm painful
  • Genesis at allpoetry
    when it rains on this side of town,
  • Honey at allpoetry
    Speckled yellow with pollen delight;
  • Knowing you at allpoetry
    from de-pendence to inde-pendence,
  • Liberty's field at allpoetry
    Fields of hunger - where, mounds of earth,
  • Talking to my heart at allpoetry
    Often, my heart talks,
  • Tearful truths at allpoetry
    There are truths, guarding, the heart –
  • Irish Angels at allpoetry
    “May you always walk in sunshine, may you never want for more.
  • Slumber at allpoetry
    flying, brings freedom,
  • Impetus at allpoetry
    flying, restricted within soar –
  • Demise at allpoetry
    planted, buried within life –
  • Everywhere at allpoetry
    You are everywhere –
  • Captured at allpoetry
    there are moments when time
  • Shudders of delight at allpoetry
    ...slivers tremble vibrations
  • I ate her words at allpoetry
    I ate each word, you wrote,
  • Heart's morsel at allpoetry
    the never-ending of endlessness, that lives, forever,
  • Life is an unfinished poem at allpoetry
    at times, thoughts, are naked -
  • Mircales are not mine at allpoetry
    My miracles, they are mine, Receive what my life can offer you - but of my
  • Die Perisos Druppel [The Perisos Droplet] at allpoetry
    My seen rus op hierdie druppel
  • My Country Town at allpoetry
    Country town with its sluggish road, winding to a stop, just past the Old Oak tree;
  • Get Up and Walk at allpoetry
    The sky is anxious, and there is haste in the land of the fields where the dream awakens.
  • [ ] at allpoetry
    within these walls a single flower grows
  • A Father's Heart at allpoetry
    In this early hour of the morning I reflect on Luke 15 -
  • Wind at allpoetry
    Often the presence of the wind is felt, but its origin and destination is unknown.
  • Thorns at allpoetry
    Life is often like the rose, beautiful and aromatic,
  • Leaves at allpoetry
    In the browning of autumn leaves drop to earthy collage.
  • Angels at allpoetry
    Falling snow brings silence that echoes the cold of loneliness.
  • Sundown on Smiles at allpoetry
    … and within the dusk of nightfall, twilight seems to weave a collage of despair.
  • Fire in the Sigh at allpoetry
    flames of the heart breathe blaze
  • Morsels of Wisdom at allpoetry
    we ponder the words written on petals
  • Delight in Wisdom at allpoetry
    at times we ponder the words
  • Purified Sun at allpoetry
    Like the warmth of the sun you give my soul essence,
  • Death my Friend at allpoetry
    There is a night of a last hour That knocks at my door;
  • This Owl at allpoetry
    this grey owl with eyes so bold
  • Feigned Song at allpoetry
    once the words in patterned warmth
  • Autumn's Glow at allpoetry
    these moments offer peace as I drink their sight
  • Upon Lightness at allpoetry
    listen to the silent hush within the glow of sky
  • Midnight delusion at allpoetry
    silver illuminates the valley of unsung desire,
  • Being me at allpoetry
    the reply most concealed and blessed
  • Forever at allpoetry
    idealism distanced inward focus
  • Paralysis of the Mind at allpoetry
    chill creeps cold as visions
  • Growing Old at allpoetry
    feint red lines crab her cheeks with eyes that seem to dream
  • Dawns in the Shadows at allpoetry
    cast by rise of dawn the shadow limps
  • Seeds of Genocide at allpoetry
    Identification reduced to second-class citizenship
  • Dreams of Eagerness at allpoetry
    The early cloudless sky beckons with anticipation
  • Figment of imagination at allpoetry
    Their clench has become worse, as for many, drowning
  • Dance to the music of my heart at allpoetry
    Dancing to the beat of my heart Leaping over memories before me
  • My precious daughter at allpoetry
    Across the stage she walked with smile and happy face
  • Nourishment at allpoetry
    I have this yearning within me to praise my God,
  • Heart's Gold at allpoetry
    I have this yearning within me to praise my God,
  • Perfect Nuance at allpoetry
    Mantras caress the spirit, bringing softness and embrace
  • Beneath the Sea at allpoetry
    ray-speared shards filter silver and gold
  • Gold Drippings at allpoetry
    The rise of signs in morning sky bring blessings of hope
  • Aging at allpoetry
    Rays shoot spears of sun across awakening skies
  • Examine My Humanness at allpoetry
    Lord, you examine me, and put me to a test; You know the thoughts I carry within my heart;
  • The Seed Salutes The Nurturer at allpoetry
    a seed grew from its covering where it was patiently nurtured -
  • Silent Walk at allpoetry
    silent walk through jaded mauve
  • Haikus [Tears of Joy] at allpoetry
    tears sing songs of love flowing from joy within heart
  • Prism at allpoetry
    she disappeared leaving
  • Culpable silence at allpoetry
    Leave me stranded in my solitude with feelings of aloneness,
  • When hope left at allpoetry
    The sun sets orange over the sea and the wind blows its guts
  • Like many old men at allpoetry
    he just slipped away - another insignificant death,
  • Volte-face at allpoetry
    when breeze tugs gentle at the face of sanctuary,
  • Dreams are true at allpoetry
    Even dreams are true Close your eyes and see
  • I had it once at allpoetry
    memories leap
  • To my wife, Amor at allpoetry
    Amor a roma rosa Fleeting sight
  • Half closed at allpoetry
    sometimes soul’s essence
  • Mind's wit at allpoetry
    for some, intelligence and intellect
  • Poverty's shame at allpoetry
    Oh God, poverty without remorse
  • Liberty at allpoetry
    dreams masquerade
  • Healing at allpoetry
    attained by wink of eye
  • Motivation at allpoetry
    Neither within me nor outside me,
  • Earth's fate at allpoetry
    “When fishes flew, and forests walked”
  • Mind's conceit at allpoetry
    sun’s gold burns hallowed light,
  • Fasting at allpoetry
    morning brings misty rain
  • Secrets of desire at allpoetry
    the drab of misty rain soaks gently
  • Boldness at allpoetry
    Diffidence ingrained, modesty begets introversion
  • Nature's pause at allpoetry
    nature’s pause provide calm for those
  • Haiku [Silver treads] at allpoetry
    whispers weave silver through silent moments of thought
  • Petals at allpoetry
    petals flow red secrets from your mind
  • Whispered tears at allpoetry
    whispered silence float tears
  • Reflections at allpoetry
    tomorrow might never be so I’ll try to answer
  • Principle of Life's Purpose at allpoetry
    Willed by God in birth and death
  • Nuggets of Gold at allpoetry
    each golden write conceived through fecundity
  • Six hours plus at allpoetry
    You gave Life in unbearable pain
  • Life's plunge at allpoetry
    Life’s plunge like tripping
  • Little Angle's Friend at allpoetry
    Hospitals – not a nice place to be
  • Kleipot met 'n Skat at allpoetry
    daar is ‘n Skat wat eenmaal as Kleipot
  • At the feet of my King at allpoetry
    She asked me: “How long do they say I have to live?” and I put my arms around her, whispering in her ear:
  • Breathing essence at allpoetry
    dust in fine particles
  • Memories at allpoetry
    memories echo compositions
  • Seduction's match at allpoetry
    ... her match those
  • Restoration at allpoetry
    as soul fall slivers