KREATIEF - GEDIGTE
Al hierdie gedigte is geskryf deur die 2017 eerstejaar Skryfkuns-studente van die NWU, na aanleiding van 'n praatjie deur Lennie Gouws oor die Eikebome.
The Old Oak Tree - Tyrell de Vries
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I sit under the old oak tree
I looked up at the branches of which I could not see,
The light that shone through the spaces between the leaves
Eclipsed my vision from the brown bark of the branches.
The acorns drizzled down like raindrops
They fell to the ground with loud pops,
It put me at ease as I watched them fall
And listened to the melodious sound as it calmed my soul.
Never had I experienced such a delight
At the sight,
Of the green leaves turning brown
As they fell from the branches.
As I sit under the old oak tree
As I watch and see
That the old oak tree
Shows me
How to let all the dead things go
And be free
omdat ek jou lief het - Warren Fuller
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omdat ek jou lief het
bied ek skadu
ek sambreel jou teen die reën
en gee nie die son kans om jou skadu teen die aarde te gooi nie
dit storm, maar ek is steeds gewortel in my doel
weke lank drup die hemel se trane teen my blare af
dit les my dors
maar jy, jy breek my hart
ek word jou slaaf
jy loop oor my
ignoreer my
sluk my water
verwerp my
verwyder my tog van jou wêreld
en jy sal die naaktheid van jou realiteit besef
jy sal smeek om my terug te hê
maar jy ruk die laaste blaar van my dor liggaam af
ek sal my goedheid steeds met ander deel
en vuur verskaf aan die wat met borde om hul nekke staan
ek sal jou nie meer beskerm nie
dood
omdat jy
wil plek maak.
The Greats - Jené Liebenberg
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Sauntering and ambling under the Greats’ shade,
It is an utter privilege – these oaks of God’s hand alone.
They hold a time capsule, each one,
But without life-giving water there will remain none.
A safe and humble abode the Greats provide to many a bird,
Every soul that wonders within their shade have hearts stirred,
They have seen eras and decades come and go,
Insurmountable their contribution to the culture’s flow.
Every acorn upon and beneath these trees a treasured being,
These Greats a sight worth keeping.
May we not only realise their perfect worth,
But give our unconditional best to keep them upon our sacred Earth.
My Akkerlaan Storie - Joy Mlangeni
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Liewe akkerboom, jou takke so hoog dit raak die hemel
Jou blare sing soos die engele van bo af, jou takke so sterk soos yster en breek nooit deur ’n storm nie
Jy staan so braaf by Steve Biko Straat en skrik vir niks wat jou seermaak nie
Onder jou takke vind ek vreugde en blydskap en ek jubel daaroor
Liewe akkerboom, jou blare blink van trane, ek voel die hartseer in jou groot wortels wat onder die grond rus en ek troos jou met trane in my oë
Jy gooi jou skaduwee soos ’n kombers oor my swaar skouers en laggend kyk ek na die Hemel en sien hoe dit oopskiet
Kom ons albei kyk verby die seer en die swaar, al is dit moeilik
Kom ons albei vind liefde in mekaar se arms en vergeet van alles om ons en wat die wêreld aan ons gedoen het
Daar is hoop en ek voel hoe ons harte lig word van al die druppels reën op ons lywe
Liewe akkerboom, snags as ek my oë toemaak, voel my bed soos jou grasgroenblare en in my verlang ek na jou
Ek glimlag in my drome met die hoop dat ek môre stil by jou wortels, onder jou blare en takke my vreugde weer gaan vind
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There is beauty amongst the Oak Avenue Trees - Carien Mulder
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The shops sardine packed along the street
Outlining the path along the road.
Lives, all different, go on;
Some families, others individual,
Buzzing here and there.
Cars ping pong back and forth,
Each on their own mission.
Yet there they are,
Waving their green hands,
Seeking attention.
See their beauty
Don’t miss it
Before you miss out.
'n doel - Zandri Naudé
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ons is almal
’n akker – ons klou
vas, want dis mooi
van daar bo af
maar
wat sal
die
lewe
wees
as
ons nie
val
en ander kans gee
om ook te bewonder nie
Hier staan ons - Karmen Nel
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Tussen die gewoel van jeudige liggame staan ons
Dag in
Dag uit
Ons maak geen beswaar, ons groei die ruimte in
Geen sê het ons in ons toekoms
Miskien jy
Ongetwyfeld jy
Jy kan onder ons skuil bedags, ons sal oor jou waak
Ons luister graag af maar vertel geen siel
Jy kan ons vertrou
Ons wil jou vertrou
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The Oak Tree - Ntombi Ngwenya
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Generations and generations have passed
All season changes you stood still
Nature had ripped off your natural juices and beauty
Drought had been a part of you yet they claimed they loved you
You’ve grown old and weary like a piece of furniture tossed outside
Yet your love for the people, for me, had never stopped flowing
Like a mother of the nations you provided
Love to those who needed comfort
Shelter to the homeless
Comfort to those who needed you
Peace is what we know you for
Breezing winds is what we love about you
You see no evil, speak no evil
Mother of nations our oak tree
How we love you but do not take care of you
How selfish of us
Respect to the oak tree - Tinika o'Reilly
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A row of refined age, they stood still deciding what to be.
Nevertheless, they depict only, sticky, soft, sad and old emotion.
Well at least that is what it is to me.
Thought by many just to be a simple nut tree.
The simplicity in its complex could only be evident to optimists, you see?
But I respect those who aged older than me,
from the newborns, to those born in 1863
Their sweet natural melodies crunch under your feet,
as laying soldiers provide the fleet but they are only free,
When seen by someone like me.
Hence, I have paid my price…
Respect to Mother Nature.
Respect to beauty.
Respect to the strength and age of you.
Respect to the oak tree.
Uitwissing - Michelle van der Merwe
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Majestueus, oorweldigend is die reuse van Akkerlaan
Surrealisties.
Ek stap waar daar jare gelede water gelei is vir die bome,
En die sluise van my gedagtes breek oop.
Jy het my wortels onder jou plaveisel vasgedruk
My belet om te floreer
Jy wou my uitroei, verwoes, vernietig
Selfs die Mooirivier het oorvloei van my trane
Ek was eens inheems in jou teenwoordigheid
Maar jy het mettertyd my beskou as ʼn indringer
Ek het myself verloor – soos herfsblare in die strate rondgedwaal
Jy het jou naam in die groewe van my stam uitgekerf
Verewig ʼn skadelike herinnering
En nou is ek besig om dood te gaan
Net soos honderde voor my…