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    A Poets' Diary: Painted with words
    A Poets' Diary: Painted with words
    A Poets' Diary: Painted with words
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    A Poets' Diary: Painted with words

    By Brand van Niekerk

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    A Poet: is a painter of words
    A poet can paint the beauty of the universe,
    All the stars of heaven!
    The magic of a smile!
    The sadness of a broken heart!
    The joy of success!
    The Hope of the faithful!
    The contentment of belonging!
    To the blind so they can live in a moment of time,
    Where anything is possible!
    Where a beating heart makes it own beat of life!
    And in a moment even those that see,
    Can hear the colour of words....

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMalherbe Uitgewers
    Release dateFeb 15, 2019
    ISBN9780463790120
    A Poets' Diary: Painted with words
    Author

    Brand van Niekerk

    His name is Brand van Niekerk and this is a book of his point of view on his everyday today. Inspirationally inspired by God, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and P!nk! He also mentions a few within this binary and includes some photos that inspired his poetry. Brand's love for poetry started at a young age. Taking part in eisteddfod (poetry recital). He achieved a total of 17 recognitions for his interpretations of them, in both Afrikaans and English. His favourite quotes are: “In a restaurant of open mindedness! Words are food for thought and dreams the seasoning to its perfection...!!!” And: “A smile is the receipt one gets, when you pay with kindness” Positive thinking goes a long way, after all a frown is just a smile turned upside down... “Ok.!!!!” So smiles don't fix everything, but it’s the trademark of happiness. People react

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      A Poets' Diary - Brand van Niekerk

      A POETS DIARY

      PAINTED

      WITH

      WORDS

      Poet & Photographer

      Gieljan Brand van Niekerk

      Author: Gieljan Brand van Niekerk

      First Edition 2018

      Copyright ©Gieljan Brand van Niekerk

      ISBN 978-1-928415-73-2

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording – without the prior written permission of the publisher or copyright owner.

      Published & Printed by Malherbe Publishers

      Biography

      His name is Brand van Niekerk and this is a book of his point of view on his everyday today. 

      Inspirationally inspired by God, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and P!nk! He also mentions a few within this binary and includes some photos that inspired his poetry.

      Brand's love for poetry started at a young age. Taking part in eisteddfod (poetry recital). He achieved a total of 17 recognitions for his interpretations of them, in both Afrikaans and English.

      His favourite quotes are:

      In a restaurant of open mindedness! Words are food for thought and dreams the seasoning to its perfection...!!!

      And:

      A smile is the receipt one gets, when you pay with kindness

      Positive thinking goes a long way, after all a frown is just a smile turned upside down...

      Ok.!!!! So smiles don't fix everything, but it’s the trademark of happiness. People react better to smiles than screaming and cursing! Try it some time! Ever notice how people in a good mood gets more right, than the person who got out of bed with the wrong point of view to the day?!

      No matter what life gives you... It could be a little, it could be a lot. It means nothing if you are not grateful for what you have.!

      He is a grateful person and within this binary- PAINTED WITH WORDS He painted words that might just take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions?! Hoping to leave his readers (Regardless of your age and gender) with a sunny disposition of content that is reflected within a smile.

      He thanks God, and all those that inspired the context within, including Nastelle van Niekerk his daughter quoting: Her smile brings out the best in me

      You can reach him on Twitter at @ProducToThoughT

      A POET

      A Poet: is a painter of WORDS

      A poet can paint the beauty of the universe,

      All the stars, of heaven!

      The magic, of a smile!

      The sadness, of a broken heart!

      The joy, of success!

      The Hope, of the Faithful!

      The contentment, of belonging!

      To the blind so they can live in a moment of time,

      Where anything is possible!

      Where a beating heart makes it’s own beat of life!

      And in a moment even those that see,

      Can hear the colour of WORDS…….

      THE TENACITY OF LOVE

      A POETS D!ARY

      Beyond thought of forgotten memories of past! The Tenacity of Love found waves, of

      heart’s content where - MOON DROPS SILKEN KISS - BOUND - SOULS LIGHT DANCE 2 - VOICE OF WORDS 3 –

      MOON DROPS SILKEN KISS

      A shadow of star shines upon it where in its form your silken kiss a dream holds ....

      I could paint its softness and form with words, but none could ever compare to its

      Moon drops silken kiss found in its grace ...

      When dreams themself, paint their presence upon the faces of words!

      I, and could, and would, and should, not ever compare for they can never paint a comparison.

      For what Moon drops silken kiss holds, or how they might feel....

      This I know for real....

      Your lips even in dreams make me weak! That my words cannot ever compare in any spoken words of completeness. I know to find there in Moon drops silken kiss.

      In dreams they lay hidden, for their presence are real...

      Within me, a man not made of steel, but only leak in tears of how they to me could feel...

      Not even these words could ever compare in dreams of Moon drops silken kiss, where words seep in dreams of colour,

      for they compare to no other,

      in any way form or grace....

      For its beauty is painted, with a smile upon your face...

      So no Moon drops silken kiss, could ever compare in the beauty I found there in dreams.

      Painted with words of books found there in the sand....

      All this I found there, in dreams not planned....

      When all I did was hold your

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