Poem
Toyin Adewale
LEMON CREAM
CITROEN-SLAGROOM
Als nooit tevoren overwinnen we ons gestamelFrasen sterven niet langer weg
Nee, we vatten ze en bezielen ze
met de spraak van open, vertrouwend ritme
Bellen bruisen in je op
met kokossmaak gevuld
en je lach, krachtig als
kolkend water, zal me schoon wassen
in de ontvangsthal van onze openheid
Spoedig daarop stapt vrede bij ons binnen
tijdens een van stilte bezeten omhelzing
en worden we één, ik de citroen, jij de slagroom.
We zullen Citroen-Slagroom worden gedoopt.
Ik rijp, reikend en gereed.
© Vertaling: 2001, Jabik Veenbaas
LEMON CREAM
Like never before, we conquer our stammeringPhrases no longer trail away
No, we catch them and instill in them
the speech of open, confident rhythm
Bubbles arise within you
laden with coconut flavour
and your laughter as forceful as
rushing water heads to wash me clean
in the meeting hall of our openness
Soon thereafter, peace will step in to our door
to an embrace possessed of silence
and we will merge, I the lemon, you the cream.
We shall be christened Lemon Cream
I ripen, ready and reaching.
© 2001, Toyin Adewale
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LEMON CREAM
Like never before, we conquer our stammeringPhrases no longer trail away
No, we catch them and instill in them
the speech of open, confident rhythm
Bubbles arise within you
laden with coconut flavour
and your laughter as forceful as
rushing water heads to wash me clean
in the meeting hall of our openness
Soon thereafter, peace will step in to our door
to an embrace possessed of silence
and we will merge, I the lemon, you the cream.
We shall be christened Lemon Cream
I ripen, ready and reaching.
LEMON CREAM
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