mosaic of dreams and hope--By Jeanette Nel le Roux--South Africa

mosaic of dreams and hope

if restlessness never ceases in the soul

how do we know when the circle of youth is complete -

at what age are we defined as old

old enough to die?

life and love - an exciting epoch

beautiful, like flowers in springtime

but they never last without rain

and weather in storms

endless graveyards are built by man -

some are parthenons for the dead

but what should be erected for those

who are dead but still exist?

let's build a mosaic of dreams and hope

on a pedestal of non-death –

a catharsis - a jubilation

for being alive

Jeanette Nel le Roux lives in the tranquil town of Mossel Bay on the beautiful Garden Route in South Africa since 1990.  She is a real estate agent since 1976, divorced in 2007, has 3 daughters and a son.  Jeanette's home language is Afrikaans, but she writes in both English and Afrikaans.  She has a poetry group on Facebook called "Jeanette Nel le Roux Poetry".  Jeanette seriously started writing poetry when her soulmate died in 2009.  She is published in several poetry books, together with other poets, but she will publish one of her own in the near future.