Poem
Esther Jansma
LOGIC IN LOVE
‘Roses’ as a set is differentthan that of what are not called roses
just like ‘I’ and ‘all roses’. Moving beyond
the bounds of logic, this implies
that the flower must come in disguise if it is
to be with me – for instance I can only
love it in a poem, which a rose is a rose is
something that has long been done
so no set theory here, but one thing is dead
certain: there is room for a simple little
rose and me.
© Translation: 2004, Francis R. Jones
VERLIEFDE WETENSCHAP
VERLIEFDE WETENSCHAP
De verzameling ‘rozen’ is een anderedan die van wat geen roos genoemd wordt
zoals ik en all roses. In niet-logische termen
hiervandaan geredeneerd
moet die bloem zich vermommen
om bij mij te mogen – kan ik alleen
bijvoorbeeld in het Engels van haar houden
wat allang gedaan is a rose is a rose is
dus geen leer der verzamelingen hier
maar wel dit: er is ruimte genoeg voor een dood-
simpel roosje en ik.
© 2000, Esther Jansma
From: Dakruiters
Publisher: De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam
From: Dakruiters
Publisher: De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam
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LOGIC IN LOVE
‘Roses’ as a set is differentthan that of what are not called roses
just like ‘I’ and ‘all roses’. Moving beyond
the bounds of logic, this implies
that the flower must come in disguise if it is
to be with me – for instance I can only
love it in a poem, which a rose is a rose is
something that has long been done
so no set theory here, but one thing is dead
certain: there is room for a simple little
rose and me.
© 2004, Francis R. Jones
From: Dakruiters
From: Dakruiters
LOGIC IN LOVE
‘Roses’ as a set is differentthan that of what are not called roses
just like ‘I’ and ‘all roses’. Moving beyond
the bounds of logic, this implies
that the flower must come in disguise if it is
to be with me – for instance I can only
love it in a poem, which a rose is a rose is
something that has long been done
so no set theory here, but one thing is dead
certain: there is room for a simple little
rose and me.
© 2004, Francis R. Jones
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