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Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
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do you know the mustang man who couldn’t ridefull of star songs his top hat
black as soot,
loving his gallop shone in the sun
hit his gong
when silver clouds slide
come dance yourself out from the dust
the mother earth
come sing yourself out of wood
the fire keeper
glim glam yourself out of the moon
the old water
bobdylan yourself like rain in a crater
come wizard
blown apart
lift yourself up
and swan past the maple tree
little bowie
ten has crashed
but eleven
is made out of copper
© Translation: 2019, Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
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Telegram voor Marc Bolan
ken jij de mustangman die niet kon rijdenvol sterrensongs zijn hoge hoed
zwart als roet
dol op galop zo glitterde hij van zon
sla op zijn gong
als zilverwolken snijden
kom dans jezelf uit stof
de moederaarde
kom zing jezelf uit hout
de vuurbewaarder
glimglam jezelf uit maan
het oude water
bobdylan je als regen in een krater
kom tovenaar
uiteengespat
verhef u
en zwaan voorbij de esdoorn
kleine bowie
tien is gecrasht
maar elf
is van koper
© 2016, Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
From: Gedichten voor de kleine reus
Publisher: Polis, Antwerpen
From: Gedichten voor de kleine reus
Publisher: Polis, Antwerpen
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Telegram to Marc Bolan
do you know the mustang man who couldn’t ridefull of star songs his top hat
black as soot,
loving his gallop shone in the sun
hit his gong
when silver clouds slide
come dance yourself out from the dust
the mother earth
come sing yourself out of wood
the fire keeper
glim glam yourself out of the moon
the old water
bobdylan yourself like rain in a crater
come wizard
blown apart
lift yourself up
and swan past the maple tree
little bowie
ten has crashed
but eleven
is made out of copper
© 2019, Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
From: Gedichten voor de kleine reus
From: Gedichten voor de kleine reus
Telegram to Marc Bolan
do you know the mustang man who couldn’t ridefull of star songs his top hat
black as soot,
loving his gallop shone in the sun
hit his gong
when silver clouds slide
come dance yourself out from the dust
the mother earth
come sing yourself out of wood
the fire keeper
glim glam yourself out of the moon
the old water
bobdylan yourself like rain in a crater
come wizard
blown apart
lift yourself up
and swan past the maple tree
little bowie
ten has crashed
but eleven
is made out of copper
© 2019, Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
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