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Poem

Hasso Krull

Dawn has already broken

Dawn has already broken. Already, dawn has broken.
Branches appear on the trees. Leaves appear on the branches.
Color appears on the leaves. Tone appears in the color.
Depth appears in the tone. Softening into the depth.

A rug appears on the floor. Slippers appear on the rug.
A glass appears on the table. Water appears in the glass.
A tapestry appears on the wall. A pattern appears in the tapestry.
Books appear on the shelves. Letters appear in the books.

Hair appears on the pillow. A face appears in the hair.
Eyes appear on the face. Lids appear on the eyes.
Lashes appear on the lids. A shiver appears on the lashes.
A screen appears in the shiver. Dreams appear on the screen.

Dreams move on the screen of the retina.
You move your elbow. I touch you.
You turn over. Warmth appears under the blanket.
A dream appears in the warmth. The sun appears in the dream.

Het schemert reeds

Het schemert reeds. Reeds schemert het.
Aan de bomen komen takken. Aan de takken komen bladeren.
Aan de bladeren komt kleur. Aan de kleur komt een toon.
In de toon komt diepte. In de diepte zachtmoedigheid.
 
Op de vloer komt een tapijt. Op het tapijt komen pantoffels.
Op de tafel komt een glas. In het glas komt water.
Tegen de muur komt behang. Op het behang komt een patroon.
Op de planken komen boeken. In de boeken komen letters.
 
Op het kussen komen haren. Onder de haren komt een gezicht.
In het gezicht komen ogen. Om de ogen komen oogleden.
Bij de oogleden komen wimpers. Over de wimpers komt een rilling.
Door de rilling komt een beeldscherm. Op het scherm komen dromen.
 
De dromen bewegen op het netvlies.
Jij beweegt je elleboog. Ik raak je aan.
Je draait je om. Onder de deken komt warmte.
In de warmte komt een droom. In de droom komt de zon.

Hahetab juba. Juba hahetab.
Puudele ilmuvad oksad. Okstele ilmuvad lehed.
Lehtedele ilmub värv. Värvile ilmub toon.
Toonile ilmub sügavus. Sügavusse mahedus.

Põrandale ilmub vaip. Vaibale ilmuvad sussid.
Lauale ilmub klaas. Klaasi ilmub vesi.
Seinale ilmub tapeet. Tapeedile ilmub muster.
Riiulile ilmuvad raamatud. Raamatuisse ilmuvad kirjad.

Padjale ilmuvad juuksed. Juustesse ilmub nägu.
Näole ilmuvad silmad. Silmadele ilmuvad laud.
Laugudele ilmuvad ripsmed. Ripsmetele ilmub värin.
Värinale ilmub ekraan. Ekraanile ilmuvad unenäod.

Unenäod liigutavad võrkkesta ekraanil.
Sa liigutad küünarnukki. Ma puudutan sind.
Sa pöörad teise külje. Teki alla ilmub soojus.
Soojusesse ilmub uni. Unes ilmub päike.
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Dawn has already broken

Dawn has already broken. Already, dawn has broken.
Branches appear on the trees. Leaves appear on the branches.
Color appears on the leaves. Tone appears in the color.
Depth appears in the tone. Softening into the depth.

A rug appears on the floor. Slippers appear on the rug.
A glass appears on the table. Water appears in the glass.
A tapestry appears on the wall. A pattern appears in the tapestry.
Books appear on the shelves. Letters appear in the books.

Hair appears on the pillow. A face appears in the hair.
Eyes appear on the face. Lids appear on the eyes.
Lashes appear on the lids. A shiver appears on the lashes.
A screen appears in the shiver. Dreams appear on the screen.

Dreams move on the screen of the retina.
You move your elbow. I touch you.
You turn over. Warmth appears under the blanket.
A dream appears in the warmth. The sun appears in the dream.

Dawn has already broken

Dawn has already broken. Already, dawn has broken.
Branches appear on the trees. Leaves appear on the branches.
Color appears on the leaves. Tone appears in the color.
Depth appears in the tone. Softening into the depth.

A rug appears on the floor. Slippers appear on the rug.
A glass appears on the table. Water appears in the glass.
A tapestry appears on the wall. A pattern appears in the tapestry.
Books appear on the shelves. Letters appear in the books.

Hair appears on the pillow. A face appears in the hair.
Eyes appear on the face. Lids appear on the eyes.
Lashes appear on the lids. A shiver appears on the lashes.
A screen appears in the shiver. Dreams appear on the screen.

Dreams move on the screen of the retina.
You move your elbow. I touch you.
You turn over. Warmth appears under the blanket.
A dream appears in the warmth. The sun appears in the dream.
Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Ludo Pieters Gastschrijver Fonds
Lira fonds
Partners
LantarenVenster – Verhalenhuis Belvédère