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N Trotse Afrikaner Boer

N TROTSE AFRIKANER BOER

Ek staan vanaand en kyk na my land 
Suid Afrika.

Waar is ons land dan? Waar gaan 
ons le vanaand? 

Ek sien weer die voortreker wa. Ek 
sien weer my oupa se oupa waar hy 
jonk en vrolik die osse inspan, want 
net oor die volgende bult le ons rus, 
net oor die volgende bult le toekoms 
rus oor daai bult le Louis Trichardt 
en oor daai bult le buffels fontein. 

Ja ons Afrikaner bloed le diep. Ver 
loop ons bloed in bloedrivier in. In 
die grond le ons swoeg en sweet. Is 
daar dan nou nie n plek vir ons 
afrikaner hart nie. Word ons nie ook 
n plek gegun in die aarde waar ons 
voorvaders baklei het vir ons 
bestaan nie?

Hoe lank moet ons baklei om ons 
plek te kry in die afrika se son en 
sand? Hoe ver moet ons dan trek om 
weer eens die land te maak waar ons 
kan opbou soner om te dink water 
plaas word weer geplunder water 
een van ons Afrikaner boere se vrou 
en kiners kry seer. 

STAAN OP MY BOERE VOLK STAAN 
OP UIT DIE AS EN KOM STAAN 
SAAM TEEN DIE WAT SEER MAAK 
WAT AFBRAND 

Want ons hart le in ons kiners se 
toekoms en soner ons aksie is hul 
verlore. Sal hul omdraai en vra waar 
is ons trots afrikaner waar was ons 

Want in die land van moord rape en 
barbare kan ons ook weer n land vir 
ons as afrikaner skep. Kan ons die 
Afrikaner weer veilig slaap vir ons 
kiners n toekoms gee as daar aksie 
is as ons ook weier om op getrap te 
word

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Die Lewens Gang

Die Lewens gang 

So dwaal ek rond in die lewens gang 
vol van verlange en oral teen di mure 
hang potrete van herineringe. 

Die tyd het geloop sy eie loop 
geloop. Hy het ons mee gesleep en 
wys gemaak. Tyd het geleer ons 
geleer dat ale wonde genees, maar 
tyd was ook te kort om vergaane 
geliefdes weer te groet.

Soms is  ons spyt gewees, soms het 
ons net n sug van verligting, tyd sal 
ons weer verder vat, Die onbekende 
in die lewens lange gang af en oral 
sal daar weer nog potrete by kom 
van vriende en geliefdes wat in die 
niet verdwyn. Maar die herinepringe 
sal weer trug kom waneer ons stil 
raak en trug blik na tye wat verby is.

Daar loop weer 2rye spore deur my 
lewe, soos in die lewens gang van 
ons lewe, verskyn daar ook n potrret 
van jou op my muur, en ek weet uit 
eindelik is jy ook op geteken in my 
lewe. My gemoed raak stil want soos 
van soveel kere van tevore moet ek 
woner sal die potret bly hang, want 
hier in die gang van di lewe is daar 
onbekende dinge, dinge wat kan 
uitwis dit wat eens mooi was. Dinge 
wat gedagtes kan sper en gevoelens 
kan koud laat, en ek skuif die prent 
weer reg want met vetroue en geloof 
sal die potret ook bly hang en die 
kloue van liefde sal hou en nie laat 
gaan.

Want die gang van die lewe is nooit 
reguit nie.  

Nuwe uit dagings wag. Om elke 
draai, maar as ons om ons heen kyk 
is ons geliefde daar, om te help te 
hou op dit wat reg en eg is. 

Want die mense rondom ons sien n 
masker n masker wat niemand 
behalwe ons geliefdes weet wat 
agter aan gaan nie

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A Brave Family

This were wrote for a little boy who 
are very sick and his parents

 A message for a brave family

Dear family tonight we stand and 
with big hopes in our hearts we hope 
we believe we pray we love

Though not many may understand, 
(not even sure i know) but you ought 
to know that I love you all 

(Little one telling his parents)

Mommy and Daddy though you 
always give me smiles I also 
sometimes see your tears on daddys 
shoulder. Daddy though your arms 
hold us tight I can see in your eyes 
the worry and the sorow.
 
I geuss what im tryin to say is thank 
you for your prayers, thank you for 
the love and lets hope and pray and 
love together for thats what keeps 
our family together 

So sir, mam yes you reading this 
message please join our family and 
lets pray and love together 

Dear Lord please help me too make 
daddy strong, to keep mommy on his 
shoulder and me in his arms. 
Mommy to keep her lovely smile for 
me. Lord please let the doctors find a 
way to make me whole again. But 
Lord if you could find it in Your big 
heart, please Lord help me.... To 
walk away from the friendly hospital 
with its friendly people. So that our 
living family can be a living 
testimony to Your great healing 
power. We ask this for ever in Your 
Name AMEN

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My Liefde

My Liefde
Vandag staan ek hier voor n 
wonderlike vrou en al my woorde 
raak weg. Jy is my inspirasie jy is die 
een waar om my woorde draai jy is 
my liefling
Sonder jou is my bestaan leeg. 
Sonder jou is my lewe leeg. Jy is die 
een wat my weer op help. Jy is die 
een wat my weer leer van die liefde 
en dat als n doel het.
So vandag se ek dankie My hartskelk 
waar in my liefde le
Love you more than one life time

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Untainted Love

Today I sit and wonder how where 
when what

How did we manage too fall out of 
love so quickly?
 
Was I then so absent minded not to 
see how our love evaporates like 
mist in the sun?

Where did we gone wrong, that we 
lost something that is so precious? 

When did you realise that our love 
was not ment to be? When have you 
decided that its ok to fall in love with 
the next victim? Did I then not love 
you enough. Have I treated you so 
bad?

What have I done so wrong that my 
words of I love you has fallen on 
deaf ears?

So today I'm wondering

How do I get your love?

Where are we going with our love?

When will I have too stop trying?

But perhaps the biggest qeustion 
is...

What do I need to be, to be worthy of 
your love...

Even if it is just your untainted love?

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Speaking With Your Heart

When all else fail speak with your 
heart
...

Tell me where does one get the 
courage of a hero?  

How does one ask about love if 
courage is a miss?

How do you explain love?
When love is flowing from with in 
you?

How does one move a mountain with 
out speaking?

Tell me how does one say I love you 
with out losing ones ability of self 
construct?

How do you give comfort too others 
when courage is far from the heart?

How can one be so blind when the 
answer is so close? 

By talking from the heart is the 
answer thats a miss. 

By talking from the heart one 
recieves the courage to speak and 
move mountains. You get the ability 
to self construct and give comfort by
 
saying

 I love you 

Those three words simple on its own 
but stronger than courage bigger 
than the confined spaces of the 
universe and more uplifting than 
recieving a mountain of money

So today I ask, have you recently 
said I love you from the heart?

Copyright © Cornelius Bolton | Year Posted 2014


Book: Shattered Sighs