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Poem

Gerry van der Linden

BUSTLE: 4. Honey-mouth jumps out of bed

Honey-mouth jumps out of bed
there lies the town
a stone recently thrown
such a pleasant day
honey-mouth Dutch tulip
with her yellow silk headscarf
camel boys watch out!
cans of Arabian coffee
thud in the sun

honey-mouth closes her eyes
her feet careful
relieved the front door swings
bong! the church bell strikes
good morning honey-mouth
her stomach ramadans
her head bumps heaven
not rose-coloured
clouded faces in fact

shut up honey-mouth!
nice lies tap fire
what to call truth?
how does she feel? warm cold?
why doesn’t she speak?
more she wants to taste
question
how much truth does
a veiled kiss eat?

Honingmond springt uit bed

Honingmond springt uit bed
daar ligt de stad
een pas geworpen steen
wat een vrolijke dag
honingmond Hollandse tulp
met haar geelzijden hoofddoek
kamelenjongens kijk uit!
blikken Arabische koffie
ploffen in de zon

honingmond sluit haar ogen
voorzichtig haar voeten
opgelucht valt de buitendeur
bang! slaat de kerktoren
goedemorgen, honingmond
ramandant haar maag
haar hoofd stoot de hemel
niet rooskleurig
meer bewolkte gezichten

dicht, honingmond!
mooie leugens tikken vuur
hoe heet waarheid?
hoe voelt zij? warm, koud?
waarom zegt zij niets?
meer wil ze proeven
question
hoeveel waarheid eet
een gesluierde kus?
Close

BUSTLE: 4. Honey-mouth jumps out of bed

Honey-mouth jumps out of bed
there lies the town
a stone recently thrown
such a pleasant day
honey-mouth Dutch tulip
with her yellow silk headscarf
camel boys watch out!
cans of Arabian coffee
thud in the sun

honey-mouth closes her eyes
her feet careful
relieved the front door swings
bong! the church bell strikes
good morning honey-mouth
her stomach ramadans
her head bumps heaven
not rose-coloured
clouded faces in fact

shut up honey-mouth!
nice lies tap fire
what to call truth?
how does she feel? warm cold?
why doesn’t she speak?
more she wants to taste
question
how much truth does
a veiled kiss eat?

BUSTLE: 4. Honey-mouth jumps out of bed

Honey-mouth jumps out of bed
there lies the town
a stone recently thrown
such a pleasant day
honey-mouth Dutch tulip
with her yellow silk headscarf
camel boys watch out!
cans of Arabian coffee
thud in the sun

honey-mouth closes her eyes
her feet careful
relieved the front door swings
bong! the church bell strikes
good morning honey-mouth
her stomach ramadans
her head bumps heaven
not rose-coloured
clouded faces in fact

shut up honey-mouth!
nice lies tap fire
what to call truth?
how does she feel? warm cold?
why doesn’t she speak?
more she wants to taste
question
how much truth does
a veiled kiss eat?
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