Abstract:
The angst experienced by Du Plessis assumes the form of a problem on
which he ponders in his poetry. The questions that he poses differ in
form only from the bewilderment experienced by the naïve. The poetic
art of the singer and the faltering intimations of the despondent heart are
two languages that express the same human anxiety. The truth of both
languages lies therein that the one can develop into the other. This article
listens from a Christian viewpoint. Themes that are dealt with are
wandering, the goldy Other, past and future, anxiety, waiting, dreaming
and temptation.
