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Loftus Marais
Still Life With Wild Life
here everyone’s asleep. karen’s husband too,who cut the grass today.
but karen is an insomniac tonight
in her tasteful nightgown in front of the box:
some david attenborough special.
antelopes ripped apart by lions.
zebras copulating.
a fly disappearing into a poisonous flower.
she takes a sip of warm milk, puts her glass
down on a coaster, watches on.
outside in silence the grass is growing
© Translation: 2010, Loftus Marais & Charl-Pierre Naudé
STILL LIFE WITH WILD LIFE
STILL LIFE WITH WILD LIFE
hier slaap almal. ook karen se manwat vandag die gras gesny het.
maar karen is ’n insomniac vanaand
in haar smaakvolle nagjassie voor die kassie:
een of ander david attenborough special.
bokkies word deur leeus verskeur.
sebras kopuleer.
’n vlieg verdwyn in ’n giftige blomkelk.
sy vat ’n sluk warm melk, sit haar glas
op ’n coaster, kyk verder.
buite in die stilte groei die gras
© 2008, Loftus Marais
From: Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters
Publisher: NB, Cape Town
From: Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters
Publisher: NB, Cape Town
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Still Life With Wild Life
here everyone’s asleep. karen’s husband too,who cut the grass today.
but karen is an insomniac tonight
in her tasteful nightgown in front of the box:
some david attenborough special.
antelopes ripped apart by lions.
zebras copulating.
a fly disappearing into a poisonous flower.
she takes a sip of warm milk, puts her glass
down on a coaster, watches on.
outside in silence the grass is growing
© 2010, Loftus Marais & Charl-Pierre Naudé
From: Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters
From: Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters
Still Life With Wild Life
here everyone’s asleep. karen’s husband too,who cut the grass today.
but karen is an insomniac tonight
in her tasteful nightgown in front of the box:
some david attenborough special.
antelopes ripped apart by lions.
zebras copulating.
a fly disappearing into a poisonous flower.
she takes a sip of warm milk, puts her glass
down on a coaster, watches on.
outside in silence the grass is growing
© 2010, Loftus Marais & Charl-Pierre Naudé
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