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Jude Stéfan

IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND

in the year two thousand came the Hellenes
              in 1930 Ur was destroyed
in the middle age appeared the alphabet which
               once will enable Pessoa
               in the eighth century the trireme
                          leave on the seas
in 42 kilometres Marathon crossed the eras
                          battles on massacres
                          finally mutilated the Hermes
     324, grandiose wedding at Susa then Hannibal
               endures the heat & cold
               sleeps on the ground
               o moors and sheep
               then Spartacus !
     our dear heroines Agrippina Messalina
     in 41 meet the lovely Lovers
                                   elsewhere :
     Yellow-Turban or Red-Eyebrows ˆ


      thus my dream at the last extremity
                I poet All-Crazy
                inventor of de-lyricism
            prior to the Cross of ignominy

IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND

en l\'an deux mille survinrent les Hellènes
              en 1930 Our fut détruite
à l\'âge moyen apparut l\'alphabet qui
               permettra une fois Pessoa
               au huitième siècle la trière
                          partir sur les mers
en 42 kilomètres Marathon traversa les ères
                          batailles sur massacres
                          enfin mutilés les Hermès
     324, grandioses noces à Suse puis Hannibal
               endure le chaud & le froid
               couche sur la dure
               ô landes et moutons
               enfin Spartacus !
     nos chères héroïnes Agrippine Messaline
     en 41 se rencontrent les beaux Amants
                                   ailleurs :
     Turbans-Jaunes ou Sourcils-Rouges -


      tel fut mon songe au dernier article
                moi poète Tout-Fou
                inventeur du dé-lyre
            avant la Croix d\'ignominie
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IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND

in the year two thousand came the Hellenes
              in 1930 Ur was destroyed
in the middle age appeared the alphabet which
               once will enable Pessoa
               in the eighth century the trireme
                          leave on the seas
in 42 kilometres Marathon crossed the eras
                          battles on massacres
                          finally mutilated the Hermes
     324, grandiose wedding at Susa then Hannibal
               endures the heat & cold
               sleeps on the ground
               o moors and sheep
               then Spartacus !
     our dear heroines Agrippina Messalina
     in 41 meet the lovely Lovers
                                   elsewhere :
     Yellow-Turban or Red-Eyebrows ˆ


      thus my dream at the last extremity
                I poet All-Crazy
                inventor of de-lyricism
            prior to the Cross of ignominy

IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND

in the year two thousand came the Hellenes
              in 1930 Ur was destroyed
in the middle age appeared the alphabet which
               once will enable Pessoa
               in the eighth century the trireme
                          leave on the seas
in 42 kilometres Marathon crossed the eras
                          battles on massacres
                          finally mutilated the Hermes
     324, grandiose wedding at Susa then Hannibal
               endures the heat & cold
               sleeps on the ground
               o moors and sheep
               then Spartacus !
     our dear heroines Agrippina Messalina
     in 41 meet the lovely Lovers
                                   elsewhere :
     Yellow-Turban or Red-Eyebrows ˆ


      thus my dream at the last extremity
                I poet All-Crazy
                inventor of de-lyricism
            prior to the Cross of ignominy
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Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
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Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
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