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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=398024" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Four prayers during the yearly seasons in the Highveld</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I. Spring begins</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Spring begins in green almond leaves, <br>in blossoms appearing snow white in a cobalt blue sky<br>where the sun sits brilliant white, glowing more intense than golden chandeliers, <br>where flowers appear and bridge the skeleton of every tree<br> <br>while rain now pours down regularly, <br>sieves down in every bush and in the lane<br>with yellow and pink blossoms<br>appearing daily, puffing out.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Lord, let these times become a tribute<br>and what was once dead and winnowed<br>now become joyous, as a hymn of praise to You, <br>let fruit appear from the blessing that You are showering, <br>let my weak youth now overflow splendid, intact<br>in a life grounded on You, let Your light shine through my branches.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">[Reference: Vroegherfs (Four prayers during the yearly seasons in the Boland: Early autumn) by N.P. van Wyk Louw]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>II. In this graceful spring</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In this graceful spring<br>a glorious sun is shining so exuberant and happy<br>that I am straying, caught are astonished by Your world<br>where branches daily get new flowers: </div><div style="margin:10px 0">flowers are spreading prettily on almond trees<br>peaches, apricots en plums are in full flowering<br>in colours of yellow, pink and snow white<br>and insects, bees and birds arrive in a wonder world.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">where joy now jubilant without pain<br>is fulfilled in every flower, in my words<br>appear as Your biggest blessing<br>while You let glory come down from Your heavens, <br>that the whole of humanity, knows of growth and maturity, <br>insects, birds and the whole world shout out Your glory.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">[Reference: Uit hierdie ligte herfs (Four prayers during the yearly seasons in the Boland: Out of this light autumn) by N.P. van Wyk Louw.]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>III. Now the earth is glowing days long</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Now the earth is glowing days long, <br>in the bright light that shines from a cloudless sky<br>and the last trees are still flowering<br>before spring disappears with the onslaught of summer.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Everything is still jubilant with flower upon flower<br>that uninterrupted find secret power, <br>in full growth devolving to tasty fruit<br>binding joy, energy and taste</div><div style="margin:10px 0">in a harvest serving the Creator Himself, <br>gloriously taking us to a magnificent experience<br>where we admire the magic power of His works<br>and realize how glorious, overwhelming summer is: </div><div style="margin:10px 0">that what once could flower<br>now turn into the best fruit, with branches full everywhere.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">[Reference: Four prayers during the yearly seasons in the Boland Winter by N.P. van Wyk Louw.]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>IV. Summer rain</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Serenity fell overnight like rain<br>on the dry meadows of my existence<br>and uninterrupted and once unobserved the blessings appeared<br>from Your hand between the thunders that were falling around me.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The whole wide world is soaked where Your waters go<br>when my adult life suddenly bloomed, <br>are standing before new splendid horizons, <br>and dumbfounded I come to the knowledge of Your faithful love.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Here where I am overwhelmed by Your grace <br>I presume that You lead all paths to growth, <br>as Your power, life, light convenes in sympathy<br>where each life at a time comes to fullness</div><div style="margin:10px 0">and even insignificant creature are regarded by You<br>with Your love that shower on sinners as I.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">[Reference: Eerste sneeu (Four prayers during the yearly seasons in the Boland: First snow) by N.P. van Wyk Louw.]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Gert+Strydom">Gert Strydom</a><div class=q>
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