Poem
Charles Ducal
FEEDING TIME
Between sleeping and wakingin concrete made flesh
an early ear hears light approach
an early throat groans
uprise of startled rumps
to unbearable screeches
bound in tug belts
flaky foam and seething slaver
master hunger passes by
and dumps in the troughs
his meal cart reduces the cry
to an underground singing slobber
as if something human leaves the sty.
© Translation: 2006, Willem Groenewegen
VOERTIJD
VOERTIJD
Tussen slapen en wakenin vleesgeworden beton
een eerste oor licht hoort naderen
een eerste keel gromt
opklim van aanslaande rompen
naar onuitstaanlijk gekrijs
in rukriemen vastgebonden
vlokschuim en ziedend kwijl
meester honger langsrijdt
en stort in de troggen
zijn meelwagen huilen herleidt
tot ondergronds zingend geslobber
alsof zich iets menselijks bevrijdt.
© 2006, Charles Ducal
From: In inkt gewassen
Publisher: Atlas, Amsterdam
From: In inkt gewassen
Publisher: Atlas, Amsterdam
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FEEDING TIME
Between sleeping and wakingin concrete made flesh
an early ear hears light approach
an early throat groans
uprise of startled rumps
to unbearable screeches
bound in tug belts
flaky foam and seething slaver
master hunger passes by
and dumps in the troughs
his meal cart reduces the cry
to an underground singing slobber
as if something human leaves the sty.
© 2006, Willem Groenewegen
From: In inkt gewassen
From: In inkt gewassen
FEEDING TIME
Between sleeping and wakingin concrete made flesh
an early ear hears light approach
an early throat groans
uprise of startled rumps
to unbearable screeches
bound in tug belts
flaky foam and seething slaver
master hunger passes by
and dumps in the troughs
his meal cart reduces the cry
to an underground singing slobber
as if something human leaves the sty.
© 2006, Willem Groenewegen
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