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Joke van Leeuwen
Afterword
He promised he’d come and haunt her and he cametransparent as expected and hollow.
He kept out of the way, no watch-what-you’re-doings
no is-that-a-good-ideas, he looked at her
and her thoughts and gently tucked them in
after she’d gone to bed, lisping: live your life
a lot of trouble, true, but grant yourself your years
being up to everything will grind you down.
© Translation: 2012, David Colmer
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2012
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2012
NAWOORD
NAWOORD
Hij had beloofd te komen spoken en hij kwamdoorzichtig als verwacht en zonder buik.
Hij liep niet in de weg, geen kijk toch uit
geen zou je dat wel doen, hij zag haar aan
en dekte haar gedachten langzaam toe
toen ze in bed lag, lispelde nog: leef
het is gedoe, maar geef jezelf je jaren
van nergens moe van worden word je moe.
© 2012, Joke van Leeuwen
From: Half in de zee
Publisher: Poetry International/Querido, Rotterdam/Amsterdam
From: Half in de zee
Publisher: Poetry International/Querido, Rotterdam/Amsterdam
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Afterword
He promised he’d come and haunt her and he cametransparent as expected and hollow.
He kept out of the way, no watch-what-you’re-doings
no is-that-a-good-ideas, he looked at her
and her thoughts and gently tucked them in
after she’d gone to bed, lisping: live your life
a lot of trouble, true, but grant yourself your years
being up to everything will grind you down.
© 2012, David Colmer
From: Half in de zee
Publisher: 2012, First published on PIW, Rotterdam/Amsterdam
From: Half in de zee
Publisher: 2012, First published on PIW, Rotterdam/Amsterdam
Afterword
He promised he’d come and haunt her and he cametransparent as expected and hollow.
He kept out of the way, no watch-what-you’re-doings
no is-that-a-good-ideas, he looked at her
and her thoughts and gently tucked them in
after she’d gone to bed, lisping: live your life
a lot of trouble, true, but grant yourself your years
being up to everything will grind you down.
© 2012, David Colmer
Publisher: 2012, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2012, First published on PIW,
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