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DENSITY

Mist. Say
nothing now.
Much is left unsaid.
A little is much.
The word hardly
hardly moves
in the wind
which is nowhere.

Say nothing now.
Wipe out nothing.
On the same surface
of the night. Against which
scarcely and nowhere.

© Translation: 2005, Peter Nijmeijer

Density

Density

Nevel. Zeg
nu niets.
Veel is verzwegen.
Weinig is veel.
Amper beweegt
het woord amper
in de wind
die nergens is.

Zeg nu niets.
Veeg niets uit.
In hetzelfde vlak
van de avond. Waartegen
nauwelijks en nergens.

© 1977, Roland Jooris
From: Bloemlezing uit de poëzie van Roland Jooris
Publisher: Poëziecentrum, Gent

Roland Jooris

Roland Jooris

(Belgium, 1936)

Roland Jooris was the director of the Roger Raveelmuseum in Machelen-aan-de-Leie until 2005. Roger Raveel himself was a painter and sculptor, a profession that Jooris has followed with keen interest and empathy throughout his career. In his poetic work too Jooris has often turned to the world of the arts for inspiration. One of his earliest poems was about Paul Klee. He has also written poems a...

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UPSTAIRS

NOCTURNE

VILLAGE

NOTION

‘Form or notion‘

DENSITY

LOST

RAW

Writing

KITCHEN

Close

DENSITY

Mist. Say
nothing now.
Much is left unsaid.
A little is much.
The word hardly
hardly moves
in the wind
which is nowhere.

Say nothing now.
Wipe out nothing.
On the same surface
of the night. Against which
scarcely and nowhere.

© 2005, Peter Nijmeijer
From: Bloemlezing uit de poëzie van Roland Jooris

DENSITY

Mist. Say
nothing now.
Much is left unsaid.
A little is much.
The word hardly
hardly moves
in the wind
which is nowhere.

Say nothing now.
Wipe out nothing.
On the same surface
of the night. Against which
scarcely and nowhere.

© 2005, Peter Nijmeijer

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