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Poem

Philippe Beck

Forest

Little girl in red is loved by people
who see her.
Fiery velvet is a family
gift.
She wears fire only.
Soft fire.
She advances.
In schoolbook prose.
G. forgets a forest
scene to honour
Seniority.
Family commands
the moral prose.
Family members punctuate
a social sentence.
Red goes direct and alone.
Light. On the poetry of the world.
Towards Seniority in the bed.
The hot scene ahead.
There are flowers, in corners.
She is not afraid.
Red sees the sun rays dance
in the branches.
Ribbons regularly floated.
Petals shining on all sides.
Wolf has shown the beauty
of the scene.
He goes straight to the house at the end.
And gets dressed in the nightie.
Waits for the young
tender, after Seniority.
Girl goes from flower to flower in red.
She has a bouquet for Seniority.
And butter.
She gets there.
The eyes of Benightied Beast are big.
Ears, hands and mouth are awesome
also.
He is in bed.
Family replacement.
Who is trembling?
He gobbles up the fire girl.
Then, hunter cuts up Wolf
with scissors. Or with winged knives.
Hunter who musics.
Two women come out.
Riding Hood puts stones in the belly
of Beast.
Sealing sleep.
Wolf is Closed Head.
He gets straight up
on waking.
He falls straight into stone.
Closed earth flower.


after ‘Little Red Riding Hood’

BOS

Klein Meisje rood is geliefd door ieder
die haar aankijkt.
Vurig fluweel is
familiegeschenk.
Ze draagt alleen nog vuur.
Het zachte vuur.
Ze vordert.
In het proza van de school
vergeet K.M. een bosdecor
om Anciënniteit
te dienen.
Family bestemt
het morele proza.
Familieleden onderstrepen
een sociale zinswending.
Rood gaat recht toe en alleen.
Verend. Door de poëzie van de wereld.
Naar de Anciënniteit in bed.
Voor het hete toneel.
In de hoekjes zijn er bloemen.
Ze is niet bang.
Rood ziet de zonnestralen dansen
door de bomen heen.
Geregeld ontvreemde linten.
Blaadjes glinsteren in de kantjes.
Wolf wees op de schoonheid
van het decor.
Hij gaat recht aan op het huis achterin.
En trekt een nachtpon aan.
Wacht op het jonge
malse ding, na de anciënniteit.
Meisje gaat van bloem naar bloem in het rood.
Ze heeft een boeket voor Anciënniteit.
En boter.
Ze komt eraan.
De ogen van Gekleed Beest zijn groot.
Oren, handen en mond maken ook veel
indruk.
Hij ligt in bed.
Familievervanger.
Wie rilt?
Hij eet het meisje van vuur.
Dan knipt jager Wolf open
met schaar. Of meswieken.
Jager die muziek maakt.
Twee vrouwen komen naar buiten.
Kapje stopt stenen middenin
het Beest.
Slaap heelt.
Wolf is Gesloten Kop.
Hij springt recht overeind
bij het ontwaken.
Hij valt recht in de steen.
Bloem van gesloten aarde.


naar ‘Roodkapje’

Forêt

Fillette rouge est aimée des gens
qui la voient.
Velours de feu est un cadeau
familial.
Elle porte seulement du feu.
Le feu doux.
Elle avance.
Dans la prose de l’école,
F. oublie un décor
de forêt pour servir
Ancienneté.
Family commande
la prose morale.
Membres de famille ponctuent
une phrase sociale.
Rouge va droit et seule.
Légère. Par la poésie de monde.
Vers l’Ancienneté au lit.
Avant la scène chaude.
Dans les coins, il y a des fleurs.
Elle n’a pas peur.
Rouge voit danser les rayons de soleil
dans les branches.
Des rubans volés régulièrement.
Pétales rayonnent dans les côtés.
Loup a montré la beauté
du décor.
Il va droit à la maison du fond.
Et s’habille pour la nuit.
Attend la jeune
tendreté, après l’ancienneté.
Fille va de fleur en fleur dans le rouge.
Elle a un bouquet pour Ancienneté.
Et du beurre.
Elle arrive.
Les yeux de Bête Habillée sont grands.
Oreilles, mains et bouche impressionnent
aussi.
Il est au lit.
Remplaçant familial.
Qui tremble?
Il mange la fille du feu.
Puis, chasseur taille Loup
avec ciseaux. Ou des ailes-couteaux.
Chasseur qui musique.
Deux femmes sortent.
Chaperon met des pierres dans le centre
de Bête.
Sommeil cicatrise.
Loup est Tête Fermée.
Il fait un tout droit
au réveil.
Il tombe droit dans la pierre.
Fleur de terre fermée.


d’après ‘Le Petit Chaperon Rouge’
Close

Forest

Little girl in red is loved by people
who see her.
Fiery velvet is a family
gift.
She wears fire only.
Soft fire.
She advances.
In schoolbook prose.
G. forgets a forest
scene to honour
Seniority.
Family commands
the moral prose.
Family members punctuate
a social sentence.
Red goes direct and alone.
Light. On the poetry of the world.
Towards Seniority in the bed.
The hot scene ahead.
There are flowers, in corners.
She is not afraid.
Red sees the sun rays dance
in the branches.
Ribbons regularly floated.
Petals shining on all sides.
Wolf has shown the beauty
of the scene.
He goes straight to the house at the end.
And gets dressed in the nightie.
Waits for the young
tender, after Seniority.
Girl goes from flower to flower in red.
She has a bouquet for Seniority.
And butter.
She gets there.
The eyes of Benightied Beast are big.
Ears, hands and mouth are awesome
also.
He is in bed.
Family replacement.
Who is trembling?
He gobbles up the fire girl.
Then, hunter cuts up Wolf
with scissors. Or with winged knives.
Hunter who musics.
Two women come out.
Riding Hood puts stones in the belly
of Beast.
Sealing sleep.
Wolf is Closed Head.
He gets straight up
on waking.
He falls straight into stone.
Closed earth flower.


after ‘Little Red Riding Hood’

Forest

Little girl in red is loved by people
who see her.
Fiery velvet is a family
gift.
She wears fire only.
Soft fire.
She advances.
In schoolbook prose.
G. forgets a forest
scene to honour
Seniority.
Family commands
the moral prose.
Family members punctuate
a social sentence.
Red goes direct and alone.
Light. On the poetry of the world.
Towards Seniority in the bed.
The hot scene ahead.
There are flowers, in corners.
She is not afraid.
Red sees the sun rays dance
in the branches.
Ribbons regularly floated.
Petals shining on all sides.
Wolf has shown the beauty
of the scene.
He goes straight to the house at the end.
And gets dressed in the nightie.
Waits for the young
tender, after Seniority.
Girl goes from flower to flower in red.
She has a bouquet for Seniority.
And butter.
She gets there.
The eyes of Benightied Beast are big.
Ears, hands and mouth are awesome
also.
He is in bed.
Family replacement.
Who is trembling?
He gobbles up the fire girl.
Then, hunter cuts up Wolf
with scissors. Or with winged knives.
Hunter who musics.
Two women come out.
Riding Hood puts stones in the belly
of Beast.
Sealing sleep.
Wolf is Closed Head.
He gets straight up
on waking.
He falls straight into stone.
Closed earth flower.


after ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
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