Poem
Roland Jooris
UPSTAIRS
Lowered partly in haste,slanting, half-open,
peering through strips of light, then
a flight of stairs leading up,
landing nowhere, then again
suddenly, something,
a bony rumour, a water drop
remembering a splash
the unforeseen
spills
messily exact
from a floormade up higher
in its intent
© Translation: 2013, Astrid Alben
BOVEN
BOVEN
Deels vluchtigneergelaten scheef halfopen
glurend tussen repen licht, dan
een trap ergens naar boven, naar
nergens terecht, dan weer
desondanks iets plotsklaps
een takkig gerucht, een spat
die een plons zich herinnert
morsig precies
lekt
het onvoorziene
uit een verdieping
in het bedachte
hoger
© 2012, Roland Jooris
From: Kromte
Publisher: Poëziecentrum, Gent
From: Kromte
Publisher: Poëziecentrum, Gent
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UPSTAIRS
Lowered partly in haste,slanting, half-open,
peering through strips of light, then
a flight of stairs leading up,
landing nowhere, then again
suddenly, something,
a bony rumour, a water drop
remembering a splash
the unforeseen
spills
messily exact
from a floormade up higher
in its intent
© 2013, Astrid Alben
From: Kromte
From: Kromte
UPSTAIRS
Lowered partly in haste,slanting, half-open,
peering through strips of light, then
a flight of stairs leading up,
landing nowhere, then again
suddenly, something,
a bony rumour, a water drop
remembering a splash
the unforeseen
spills
messily exact
from a floormade up higher
in its intent
© 2013, Astrid Alben
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