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Rest thus your head on my arm
that from your forehead to your lips my eye
may glide along the bridge of your nose
Rest thus your head
I rest my hand on your lips
be still

Gedicht

Leg uw hoofd zo in mijn arm
dat van uw voorhoofd naar uw mond mijn blik schuive
over de kam van uw neus
Leg uw hoofd zo
ik leg op uw mond mijn hand
wees rust

Paul van Ostaijen

(Belgium, 1896 - 1928)

Paul van Ostaijen (1896-1928) is the most influential poet Flanders has ever produced. Every avant-garde movement since the interwar years has drawn inspiration from his work, and yet at the same time he has developed into the most enduringly popular modern Flemish poet.

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POEM

Rest thus your head on my arm
that from your forehead to your lips my eye
may glide along the bridge of your nose
Rest thus your head
I rest my hand on your lips
be still

POEM

Rest thus your head on my arm
that from your forehead to your lips my eye
may glide along the bridge of your nose
Rest thus your head
I rest my hand on your lips
be still