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Poem

Ed Leeflang

Couple

How could they go on believing
that on ice, that was formed overnight,
piano and bed would hold;
not that they float, they enter
the day like their room,
watch the news, take a trip
and continue like others before them,
ducks on overnight ice.

Paar

Paar

Hoe konden ze blijven geloven
dat op maar één nacht ijs
piano en bed kunnen staan;
niet dat ze zweven, ze komen
de dag in als hun kamer,
zien al het nieuws, gaan op reis
en bleven wat anderen waren,
eenden op één nacht ijs.
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Couple

How could they go on believing
that on ice, that was formed overnight,
piano and bed would hold;
not that they float, they enter
the day like their room,
watch the news, take a trip
and continue like others before them,
ducks on overnight ice.

Couple

How could they go on believing
that on ice, that was formed overnight,
piano and bed would hold;
not that they float, they enter
the day like their room,
watch the news, take a trip
and continue like others before them,
ducks on overnight ice.
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