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Poem

Martin Reints

Gnu

So much hail falls at one time
that it looks as if thick fog envelops the world

in the ice the thousands of rimples
left there by yesterday’s wind –
it looks like slowly-flowing white water

now that I’ve downloaded 87% of the file
I’m looking forward to the silence
that will descend once I’ve played it

the calm begins to sink in
with the sound of an attacked and
now having escaped gnu.

Gnoe

Gnoe

Er slaat zoveel hagel tegelijk neer
dat het lijkt alsof er dikke mist over de wereld ligt

in het ijs de duizenden rimpels
daar achtergelaten door de wind van gisteren –
het lijkt wit water dat langzaam stroomt

nu ik 87% van het bestand heb gedownload
zie ik alvast naar de stilte uit
die zal vallen als ik het straks heb afgespeeld

de rust begint binnen te dringen
met het geluid van een aangevallen en
zich bevrijd hebbende gnoe.
Close

Gnu

So much hail falls at one time
that it looks as if thick fog envelops the world

in the ice the thousands of rimples
left there by yesterday’s wind –
it looks like slowly-flowing white water

now that I’ve downloaded 87% of the file
I’m looking forward to the silence
that will descend once I’ve played it

the calm begins to sink in
with the sound of an attacked and
now having escaped gnu.

Gnu

So much hail falls at one time
that it looks as if thick fog envelops the world

in the ice the thousands of rimples
left there by yesterday’s wind –
it looks like slowly-flowing white water

now that I’ve downloaded 87% of the file
I’m looking forward to the silence
that will descend once I’ve played it

the calm begins to sink in
with the sound of an attacked and
now having escaped gnu.
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