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    Jan Wagner

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    TEA-BAG

    I

    draped only in a
    sackcloth mantle. the little
    hermit in his cave.


    II

    a single thread leads
    to the upper world. we shall
    give him five minutes.
    From: Self-portrait with a swarm of bees
    Publisher: Arc Publications, Todmorden, 2015

    THEEZAKJE

    I

    slechts in zaklinnen
    gehuld. kleine heremiet
    diep in zijn spelonk.


    II

    niet meer dan een draad
    leidt naar boven. we geven
    hem vijf minuten.

    TEEBEUTEL

    I

    nur in sackleinen
    gehüllt. kleiner eremit
    in seiner höhle.


    II

    nichts als ein faden
    führt nach oben. wir geben
    ihm fünf minuten.
    From: Selbstporträt mit Bienenschwarm. Ausgewählte Gedichte 2001-2015
    Publisher: Hanser Berlin Verlag, Berlin
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    TEA-BAG

    I

    draped only in a
    sackcloth mantle. the little
    hermit in his cave.


    II

    a single thread leads
    to the upper world. we shall
    give him five minutes.
    From: Self-portrait with a swarm of bees
    Publisher: 2015, Arc Publications, Todmorden

    TEA-BAG

    I

    draped only in a
    sackcloth mantle. the little
    hermit in his cave.


    II

    a single thread leads
    to the upper world. we shall
    give him five minutes.
    From: Self-portrait with a swarm of bees
    Publisher: 2015, Arc Publications, Todmorden
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