Category Archives: English blogs

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY. 10 The plight of many pet birds

Posted on Mei 29, 2020 by seegogga

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=978656138976908&id=100004975934466&sfnsn=scwspmo&extid=XaUFJmYkA4C9E4In This thoughtfull piece above says so much about the lack of respect for the plight of pet birds that humans have. Please read it with an open mind. BIRDS SHOULD NOT BE PETS! And if we cannot rule that … Lees voort →

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I believe I can fly 4: the joy of flight

Posted on Julie 9, 2017 by seegogga

Like the joy of a boy going downhill on a bike, even more so is the joy of a bird racing on the wind. This does not mean that your pet bird wants to go away from you. It simply … Lees voort →

Posted in English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Los opdrifsels, Voels en beginsels: I believe I can fly | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Kommentaar

Seisoene

Posted on Mei 4, 2017 by seegogga

so summer has come to an end: autum leaves have fallen, mostly; the air is getting  crispy and you  – locked up in ice

Posted in branders van emosies: musiek vir die siel, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Los opdrifsels | Tagged , | 4 Kommentaar

Languages of the heart

Posted on November 20, 2016 by seegogga

Suddenly quite a few Afrikaans bloggers also write in English. I suppose it is to get more readers, also from overseas?  Unfortunately the translation button does not work so well and some words are translated downright funny! I used to … Lees voort →

Posted in die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, Los opdrifsels | 50 Kommentaar

Die taal van herinneringe: 40 years ago – a memory.

Posted on Julie 18, 2012 by seegogga

40 Years ago – a memory So long ago so far away are the days. Too long to remember too far to reach. Did they ever exist? But here and there, unexpectedly, there is a coat a 21st year mug a … Lees voort →

Posted in die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Vertelling: Die Juffrou en John | 3 Kommentaar

Keukenhof: Tiptoe through the Tulips

Posted on April 29, 2012 by seegogga

    Keukenhof So lovely the colours so crispy the air I cannot help thinking you should have been there.

Posted in English blogs, Euro-trip, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Los opdrifsels | 7 Kommentaar

sometimes

Posted on Februarie 10, 2012 by seegogga

Sometimes on a warm summer’s night when the moon is full and the stars are bright,  I remember… and  I wonder:  on this cold winter’s night when the clouds are dense and snow falls white – do you remember too?  A time of … Lees voort →

Posted in English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Los opdrifsels, Vertelling: Die Juffrou en John | 2 Kommentaar

At 22 Die taal van depressie

Posted on Mei 14, 2011 by seegogga

Soos Klippie, soos Girl van die Suburbs en soos baie ander mense, was ek ook eenmaal, lank gelede baie nou betrokke by iemand met depressie. Dis genoeg om jou self depressief te maak, want jy is magteloos teen soveel hartseer. … Lees voort →

Posted in die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Vertelling: Die Juffrou en John | 6 Kommentaar

Die taal van die ouderdom

Posted on Mei 2, 2011 by seegogga

                             Memories Summertime’s so long ago it’s now winter in my soul. The future holds so little charm but sweet memories are a balm. Memories of days gone by memories of you and I: A bond so unique, so rare,                                                           with such … Lees voort →

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It’s summer!

Posted on Februarie 10, 2011 by seegogga

IT’S SUMMER It’s summer, and off to the sea I go, not to swim, walk on the beach, or suntan,  but to work – washing toilets, making beds, sweeping floors. It’s summer, so off to the sea I go!   http://www.stayhere.co.za/ads/rusnbietjie http://www.stayhere.co.za/ads/erika http://www.stayhere.co.za/ads/anniesflat

Posted in Die Overberg: my wereld., English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Los opdrifsels, Seestories | 2 Kommentaar

Nog ‘n Valentynsbrief?

Posted on Februarie 3, 2011 by seegogga

Damn Van, I love you, man!

Posted in die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange) | 9 Kommentaar

die taal van verlange-‘n ‘MISS YOU’ dag

Posted on Januarie 21, 2011 by seegogga

  ‘n “Miss you”- dag       My mindset is English, and my thoughts are of you, even though we’ll never meet and there’s nothing we can do.   Two ships in the ocean thousands of miles apart yet so near … Lees voort →

Posted in brilsielkunde, die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), Seestories, Vertelling: Die Juffrou en John | 4 Kommentaar

LIFE GOES ON

Posted on Oktober 29, 2010 by seegogga

LIFE GOES ON … Certain stages in life are pain long stretched droughts without rain barren earth beneath the rock only the bones of an animal  a withered flower the memories of a lost love. And yearning, yearning one dwells … Lees voort →

Posted in English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange), idioomstories, Los opdrifsels | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Kommentaar

DAGBOEK

Posted on Oktober 6, 2010 by seegogga

DIARY A book- messed up with writing and inkblots- and all I have to talk to.   A book- dirty, messy, falling apart- and all I have.

Posted in die tale wat ons praat, English blogs, gedigte en rympies (seestrome van verlange) | 1 Kommentaar