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Poem

Peter van Lier

Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in

Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in
branches, the rustling
of the leaves is nice. Small clouds, real white ones, drift slowly,
slowly past. Another dove: dove-laden weather.
A child sits in quite tall grass,
beside it a dog with
drooping ears. Make a note of its breathing – quite
                                                                     quick but entirely
regular –, for example.

Overvliegend een duif. Boomtakken bewegen

Overvliegend een duif. Boomtakken bewegen
lichtjes, het ritselen
der bladeren is mooi. Wolkjes, echte witte, drijven traag,
traag over. Nog een duif: duifrijk weer.
In vrij hoog gras zit een kind, met
naast zich een hond met
afhangende oren. Let op de ademhaling ervan – die vrij 
                                                                        snel maar alleszins
gelijkmatig is –, bijvoorbeeld.
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Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in

Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in
branches, the rustling
of the leaves is nice. Small clouds, real white ones, drift slowly,
slowly past. Another dove: dove-laden weather.
A child sits in quite tall grass,
beside it a dog with
drooping ears. Make a note of its breathing – quite
                                                                     quick but entirely
regular –, for example.

Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in

Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in
branches, the rustling
of the leaves is nice. Small clouds, real white ones, drift slowly,
slowly past. Another dove: dove-laden weather.
A child sits in quite tall grass,
beside it a dog with
drooping ears. Make a note of its breathing – quite
                                                                     quick but entirely
regular –, for example.
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