Poem
K. Schippers
BLACK
Of these letters, whichyou are now reading,
see, just for a moment,
the black only, as if
all meaning has slipped away.
Props and curves,
that’s all.
Look at them
like a five-year-old
who has never
read a word.
© Translation: 2014, David Colmer
ZWART
ZWART
Zie van deze letters,die u hier leest,
heel even alleen maar
het zwart of elke
betekenis is weggeglipt.
Staketsels en rondingen,
meer niet.
Bekijk ze
als een vijfjarig kind
dat nog nooit
iets heeft gelezen.
© 2014, K. Schippers
From: Buiten Beeld
Publisher: CPNB, Amsterdam
From: Buiten Beeld
Publisher: CPNB, Amsterdam
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BLACK
Of these letters, whichyou are now reading,
see, just for a moment,
the black only, as if
all meaning has slipped away.
Props and curves,
that’s all.
Look at them
like a five-year-old
who has never
read a word.
© 2014, David Colmer
From: Buiten Beeld
From: Buiten Beeld
BLACK
Of these letters, whichyou are now reading,
see, just for a moment,
the black only, as if
all meaning has slipped away.
Props and curves,
that’s all.
Look at them
like a five-year-old
who has never
read a word.
© 2014, David Colmer
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