Poetry International Poetry International
Poem

Esther Jansma

Little dream

open the doors
sweep the words
out of the house - amazed

upright in the long
canoe of his sleep
he sweeps into your light.

blood, heart-beat,
opening and closing
between your hands

a breathing vase
of ribs, inflor-
escence, flight

little sounds, soft
rain falling, a small
red o

open de deuren

open de deuren
veeg de woorden
uit het huis - verbaasd

rechtop in de lange
kano van zijn slaap
vaart hij jouw licht in.

bloed, harteklop,
open en dicht gaan
tussen je handen

warmte ademende
vaas van ribben, bloei-
wijze, vlucht ronde

geluidjes zachte
regen en een kleine
rode o
Close

Little dream

open the doors
sweep the words
out of the house - amazed

upright in the long
canoe of his sleep
he sweeps into your light.

blood, heart-beat,
opening and closing
between your hands

a breathing vase
of ribs, inflor-
escence, flight

little sounds, soft
rain falling, a small
red o

Little dream

open the doors
sweep the words
out of the house - amazed

upright in the long
canoe of his sleep
he sweeps into your light.

blood, heart-beat,
opening and closing
between your hands

a breathing vase
of ribs, inflor-
escence, flight

little sounds, soft
rain falling, a small
red o
Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
Partners
LantarenVenster – Verhalenhuis Belvédère