Jan Lauwereyns
CHRONICLE OF BEAUTY
The moss has its designs, with bitter tears for gentle rain,
When all is said and done the sun comes back again,
Then your appearance emerges from itself, it might
Be a crocus when it thaws, deep in the theatre, the flood
Of the moment takes the floor, with fired-up blood,
More springing up than streaming, a shadow cast, or bite
In the neck, You won’t escape, you ensure,
The chronicle of beauty prescribes precisely, you assure,
You who with your eyes have pierced my heart,
Sings the troubadour, you are this voice that utters
Painfully, that gives pain its voice, no normal mutters
Figuratively to turn verses into ghosts that play their part,
Once it has all been sung, the moon will shine for more,
A moth will beat its wings of never after nor before.
Publisher: First publication on poetryinternational.com, , 2023
KRONIEK VAN DE SCHOONHEID
KRONIEK VAN DE SCHOONHEID
Het mos beraamt, met bittere tranen voor zoete regen,
Wanneer het geheel gezegd is, komt de zon gelegen,
Dan draait zich uit zichzelf de jouwe tevoorschijn, als
Een krokus uit ontdooiing, diep in de schouwburg, de gloed
Van het ogenblik dient zich aan, een opgeflakkerd bloed,
Meer springend dan stromend, een slagschaduw op, of in de hals
Om in te bijten, Jij zult niet ontsnappen, beloof je,
Zo exact gebiedt de kroniek van de schoonheid, geloof je,
Jij die met je ogen mij het hart hebt doorstoken,
Zingt de troubadour, bent deze stem die leed
Verwoordt, die lijden in klanken zet, en niets vergeet
Figuurlijk in verzen om te brengen tot geesten die spoken,
Wanneer het geheel gezongen is, blinkt de maan om vragen,
Een nachtvlinder fladdert zijn onherhaalbare vleugelslagen.
From: Zombie zoekt zielgeno(o)t
Publisher: Uitgeverij Koppernik, Amsterdam
CHRONICLE OF BEAUTY
The moss has its designs, with bitter tears for gentle rain,
When all is said and done the sun comes back again,
Then your appearance emerges from itself, it might
Be a crocus when it thaws, deep in the theatre, the flood
Of the moment takes the floor, with fired-up blood,
More springing up than streaming, a shadow cast, or bite
In the neck, You won’t escape, you ensure,
The chronicle of beauty prescribes precisely, you assure,
You who with your eyes have pierced my heart,
Sings the troubadour, you are this voice that utters
Painfully, that gives pain its voice, no normal mutters
Figuratively to turn verses into ghosts that play their part,
Once it has all been sung, the moon will shine for more,
A moth will beat its wings of never after nor before.
From: Zombie zoekt zielgeno(o)t
Publisher: 2023, First publication on poetryinternational.com, Amsterdam
CHRONICLE OF BEAUTY
The moss has its designs, with bitter tears for gentle rain,
When all is said and done the sun comes back again,
Then your appearance emerges from itself, it might
Be a crocus when it thaws, deep in the theatre, the flood
Of the moment takes the floor, with fired-up blood,
More springing up than streaming, a shadow cast, or bite
In the neck, You won’t escape, you ensure,
The chronicle of beauty prescribes precisely, you assure,
You who with your eyes have pierced my heart,
Sings the troubadour, you are this voice that utters
Painfully, that gives pain its voice, no normal mutters
Figuratively to turn verses into ghosts that play their part,
Once it has all been sung, the moon will shine for more,
A moth will beat its wings of never after nor before.
Publisher: 2023, First publication on poetryinternational.com,