Love Is As Strong As A Person Do Believe In It Poem by Gert Strydom

1
The world becomes full of leaves that autumn scatters around
and cheerful like a child you throw shopping bags on the bed,
look life and me in the eyes, joyful smile,
and today you are to me lovely and far past pretty,
2
(your heart rejoices...it's as if you cannot wait,
you greet me with a kiss; say sincerely that you do regard me with respect)
3
Outside a dove do coo in a tree of which the leaves are turning brown,
you smell of the jasmine and gardenia from the garden,
you now live only for me and I have got all of your attention,
I guess you have got a gift for me, they probably charged you a small fortune,
4
(your heart rejoices...it's as if you cannot wait,
secretly you do delay and tell me about your day)
5
Outside the sky is dull-blue the sun still bright and strong,
on the bed's cabinet is the Bible that you do study and mark,
I look directly at you and here you now have me in your power,
between us the atmosphere is very intimate in the room,
6
(your heart rejoices...it's as if you cannot wait
and I wonder what you want to say and do not expect anything strange.)
7
Your eyes are green and brown full of autumn-leaves that are blowing in the wind
but you are very earthy and a spring- and summer-child,
outside the neighbour's car stops, hoots and I think in a while it will be night
and it's as if constantly I loose you and find you again,
8
(your heart rejoices...it's as if you cannot wait,
you peer deep into my eyes, talk softly :)
9
"Do you know, that days and seasons are passing me,
that here where I am living I do exist only for you,
at times want to scream your name out with all of my power,
as your wife stand before God and everyone? "
10
(your heart rejoices...it's as if you cannot wait:
"I am so glad that you are here and want to cry and laugh.")

[Poet's note:In the Southern Hemisphere of the earth the seasons are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere.]