All poems and stories

  • Hans and Sabine, going full steam

  • Life, a poem

    Life is for the living. Who knows for sure, but it appears we get one shot at it. There might not be any do overs, or any reward once it is over. I saw a comic once where a doctor examines a very old and frail man and says ‘You remember how clean living added…

  • It only takes one, a poem

    It is amazing how a small percentage of people mess up everything for the rest. Just this morning I saw an idiot using his large truck to intimidate others. He tailgated and made his truck surge forward when behind others while creating a cacophony of noise with his straight exhaust pipes. I bet he also…

  • Endings, a poem

    Nothing lasts forever. All things will end. Our sun has a best before date, and already our planet had many extinction events. This is good! Imagine if all things last forever! We will not have a working economy, and nothing will be recycled or replaced. Innovation will stop, progress might stagnate or even stop. With…

  • Afrikaanse gedigte:

    I am publishing these on my WordPress blog. It is written in Afrikaans, my language. Just maybe some Afrikaans speaking folks see it and enjoy it. I enjoyed writing these immensely, and they will be part of my collection. Vroumens:Ons manne word vreeslik styfvir daai lekker in die vrou se lyf.Maar die kak wat leef…