haiku

Haiku in Afrikaans

Die seun werk kliphard –
hy probeer en doen alles,
Dus is hy so goed.

She has brain of might –
Sinks bright teeth into volumes –
Thirsty for knowledge.

Poor little rich girl
melting in her plastic cards
and full shopping bags…

Need to be needed
By your love softer than skin –
More pure than angels.

Slippery slope: life.
We will fall or we soar –
Get up and stand tall.

Black hair to match feels;
In a corner – it rains death;
No soul: light just steals.

Blossom of the world –
Twirl under the soft moonlight –
Smell freedom’s fresh air!