Poem
John Kinsella
This is no stockade
Dit is geen palissade
Dit is geen palissadeom indringers te weren;
dit is geen palissade
om een aanval af te slaan;
dit is geen palissade
om zich achter te verschansen;
dit is geen palissade
om de vlag bij uit te hangen;
dit is geen palissade
om een mijn te openen;
dit is geen palissade
om de chef gerust te stellen;
dit is geen palissade
om je verliezen uit te tellen;
dit is geen palissade
om ons omheen te scharen;
dit is geen palissade
om grenzen te bewaken;
dit is geen palissade
om stellingen te betrekken;
dit is geen palissade
om zich achter te verstoppen;
dit is geen palissade
om in het offensief te gaan;
dit is geen palissade
voor logistiek of kartering;
dit is geen palissade
om je relieken te begraven.
© Vertaling: 2017, Maarten Elzinga
This is no stockade
This is no stockadeto keep them out;
this is no stockade
to take the brunt;
this is no stockade
to hold its own;
this is no stockade
to flag its moment.
This is no stockade
to vanguard a mine;
this is no stockade
to placate the boss.
This is no stockade
to count our loss;
this is no stockade
to surround or rally ’round;
this is no stockade
to watch over frontiers;
this is no stockade
to make last stands;
this is no stockade
to retreat into;
this is no stockade
from which to rally forth.
This is no stockade
of ordnance or survey;
this is no stockade
to store your relics.
From: Selected Poems
Publisher: Picador, London
Publisher: Picador, London
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This is no stockade
This is no stockadeto keep them out;
this is no stockade
to take the brunt;
this is no stockade
to hold its own;
this is no stockade
to flag its moment.
This is no stockade
to vanguard a mine;
this is no stockade
to placate the boss.
This is no stockade
to count our loss;
this is no stockade
to surround or rally ’round;
this is no stockade
to watch over frontiers;
this is no stockade
to make last stands;
this is no stockade
to retreat into;
this is no stockade
from which to rally forth.
This is no stockade
of ordnance or survey;
this is no stockade
to store your relics.
From: Selected Poems
This is no stockade
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