Poem
Judith Herzberg
Comfort for Rosa
Words of comfortfor the sixteen-year-old who grumbles
that in that far-off land
she finds so few who care to know
about the sparkling of her very soul:
Discoverers
go on expeditions
to make discoveries
not to be discovered
themselves.
Their soul minds their house.
© Translation: 2002, Rina Vergano
Troost voor Rosa
Troost voor Rosa
Woorden van troostvoor de zestienjarige die morde
dat ze in het verre land
zo weinig belangstelling
vond voor wat haar
zelf bezielde:
Ontdekkingsreizigers
gaan op ontdekkingsreis
om ontdekkingen te doen
niet om zelf
ontdekt te worden.
Hun ziel past op hun huis.
© 1999, Judith Herzberg
From: Bijvangst
Publisher: De Harmonie, Amsterdam
From: Bijvangst
Publisher: De Harmonie, Amsterdam
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Comfort for Rosa
Words of comfortfor the sixteen-year-old who grumbles
that in that far-off land
she finds so few who care to know
about the sparkling of her very soul:
Discoverers
go on expeditions
to make discoveries
not to be discovered
themselves.
Their soul minds their house.
© 2002, Rina Vergano
From: Bijvangst
From: Bijvangst
Comfort for Rosa
Words of comfortfor the sixteen-year-old who grumbles
that in that far-off land
she finds so few who care to know
about the sparkling of her very soul:
Discoverers
go on expeditions
to make discoveries
not to be discovered
themselves.
Their soul minds their house.
© 2002, Rina Vergano
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