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Anne Vegter

LIVING OUTDOORS IN WINTER

We missed you only when your departure could no longer be delayed.
Later that day breaking news you were on the backseat bolted upright           

refusing point blank to comment. Is there a word for that?
Would an audition help your cause? Studio space is available,

and a fledgling coach with tips galore. Everyone is gorgeous in the light,   
someone riffles through your viewpoints and I can almost touch you –

today, by the way, everyone excels in everything frightening.            
A horse drops to its knees in the snow, you said, that’s how they’ll find me.


IN DE WINTER BUITEN WONEN

IN DE WINTER BUITEN WONEN

We misten je pas toen je vertrek niet langer kon worden uitgesteld.
Later in de dag breaking news dat jij kaarsrecht op de achterbank
 
en je weigerde elk commentaar. Bestaat daar een woord voor
of zou een auditie je goed doen: er is studioruimte beschikbaar
 
een piepjonge coach met weetjes. Iedereen is mooi in het licht,
iemand vingert je standpunten en ik kan je bijna aanraken -
 
vandaag is iedereen trouwens goed in alles beangstigend.
Een paard valt op knieën in de sneeuw, zei je zo vinden ze me.
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LIVING OUTDOORS IN WINTER

We missed you only when your departure could no longer be delayed.
Later that day breaking news you were on the backseat bolted upright           

refusing point blank to comment. Is there a word for that?
Would an audition help your cause? Studio space is available,

and a fledgling coach with tips galore. Everyone is gorgeous in the light,   
someone riffles through your viewpoints and I can almost touch you –

today, by the way, everyone excels in everything frightening.            
A horse drops to its knees in the snow, you said, that’s how they’ll find me.


LIVING OUTDOORS IN WINTER

We missed you only when your departure could no longer be delayed.
Later that day breaking news you were on the backseat bolted upright           

refusing point blank to comment. Is there a word for that?
Would an audition help your cause? Studio space is available,

and a fledgling coach with tips galore. Everyone is gorgeous in the light,   
someone riffles through your viewpoints and I can almost touch you –

today, by the way, everyone excels in everything frightening.            
A horse drops to its knees in the snow, you said, that’s how they’ll find me.


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