Poem
Bernard Dewulf
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Get up quietly in the early hoursjust to see first light again.
Wash, put on old clothes. Coffee
and then life before the open window.
The seagulls wheel around some bread.
The children add a few more years asleep.
The pigeon’s in the gutter every day.
The clouds appear to actually sail.
While I’m writing all this down,
seeing no other question besides looking,
slowly the house begins to move.
Just looking is never enough.
© Translation: 2010, Willem Groenewegen
Notitie
Notitie
In alle vroegte doodstil opstaanom nog eens het eerste licht te zien.
Wassen, oude kleren aan. Koffie
en dan leven voor het open raam.
De meeuwen draaien om wat brood.
De kinderen slapen nog aan later jaren.
De duif zit dagelijks in de dakgoot.
De wolken lijken werkelijk te varen.
Terwijl ik het zit op te schrijven,
geen andere vraag zie dan het kijken,
komt er traag beweging in het huis.
Nooit wil het bij kijken blijven.
© 2006, Bernard Dewulf
From: Blauwziek
Publisher: Atlas, Amsterdam
From: Blauwziek
Publisher: Atlas, Amsterdam
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Get up quietly in the early hoursjust to see first light again.
Wash, put on old clothes. Coffee
and then life before the open window.
The seagulls wheel around some bread.
The children add a few more years asleep.
The pigeon’s in the gutter every day.
The clouds appear to actually sail.
While I’m writing all this down,
seeing no other question besides looking,
slowly the house begins to move.
Just looking is never enough.
© 2010, Willem Groenewegen
From: Blauwziek
From: Blauwziek
Note
Get up quietly in the early hoursjust to see first light again.
Wash, put on old clothes. Coffee
and then life before the open window.
The seagulls wheel around some bread.
The children add a few more years asleep.
The pigeon’s in the gutter every day.
The clouds appear to actually sail.
While I’m writing all this down,
seeing no other question besides looking,
slowly the house begins to move.
Just looking is never enough.
© 2010, Willem Groenewegen
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